Fire and Rescue Service Performance, 2011-12

Statistics on fire and rescue service performance include data for Wales for the period 2011-12. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 13 October 2011.

Key results for 2011-12 show:

• There were 16,447 fires attended by the Fire and Rescue Services in Wales, a decrease of 20 per cent compared with 2010-11;
• There were 10,643 deliberate fires started in Wales, a decrease of 25 per cent compared to 2010-11 and 46 per cent less than in 2004-05;
• There were 23 deaths due to fires in Wales; 2 more than in 2010-11, close to the annual average since 2004-05 (just over 22);
• There were 236 injuries attended by the fire and rescue service in Wales, a reduction of 21 per cent compared to 2010-11, but part of a fluctuating series in a range of 236 to 310 injuries per year since 2006-07;
• In 34 per cent of dwelling fires there was no fire detection equipment, a 4 percentage points reduction compared to 2010-11;
• There were 3,024 malicious false alarm calls during the year: this has dropped by 6 per cent compared with 2010-11 and by 42 per cent since 2004-05.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2080 1157
E-mail: stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

October 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)