Fire and rescue incident statistics: April to September 2023

Main points

Fires

• The Welsh Fire and Rescue Services attended 6,164 fires in this period, an increase of 17%.
• There were 2,175 primary fires in Wales, an increase of 2%. 
• There were 3,934 secondary fires in Wales, a decrease of 24%. Since a large proportion of secondary fires occur outside, they are likely to be influenced by weather conditions. 
• June 2023 saw a large increase (86%) in the numbers of secondary fires compared with June 2022. April and July 2023 saw decreases of 50% and in August 2023 there was a decrease of 68% in the number of secondary fires compared with these months in 2022.
• There were 1,563 grassland, woodland and crop fires in this period, a decrease of 33%.

Casualties

• There were 12 fire deaths in Wales, 7 more than reported in the same period in the previous year. 
• There were 76 injuries in this period, 1 more than in the previous year. 
• A further 118 received first aid, were sent to a hospital for precautionary tests or were advised to seek medical advice. This is 25 fewer than the number in the same period in the previous year. 

False alarms

• There were 8,634 fire false alarms in Wales, 4% more than reported in the same period the previous year.
• There were 216 malicious fire false alarms, 15% fewer than in the same period in the previous year.