Information on fires attended, casualties due to fires, false alarms, Special Service Incidents and contained dwelling fires for April 2022 to March 2023.
This is not the latest release in the series: Fire and rescue authority performance
The analysis in this bulletin relates to fire and rescue service incidents between April 2022 and end of March 2023, whilst making comparisons with April 2021 to March 2022, a period still effected to some extent by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
An annual report which includes information on fires attended, casualties due to fires, false alarms, Special Service Incidents and contained dwelling fires.
Main points
- There were 11,066 fires attended by the FRAs in Wales, equating to 35 fires per 10,000 population. This is an increase of 3% compared with 2021 to 2022. Since responsibility for fire and rescue services was devolved to Wales in 2004 to 2005 the number and rate have more than halved.
- There were 16,578 false alarms attended in 2022 to 2023, equating to 53 per 10,000 population and an increase of 5% compared with 2021 to 2022.
- There were 135 deaths and injuries due to fires in Wales (4 per 100,000 population). This is a decrease of 11% in the number of casualties compared with 2021 to 2022.
- 85% of dwelling fires in Wales were contained within the room where the fire started.
Reports
Fire and rescue authority performance: April 2022 to March 2023 , file type: PDF, file size: 445 KB
Contact
Claire Davey
Email: stats.inclusion@gov.wales
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Media
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