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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government collects detailed information on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services.

On 1 April 2025 responsibility for fire and rescue transferred from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

This information covers fires, false alarms and other incidents attended by fire crews, and the statistics include the numbers of incidents, fires, fatalities and casualties as well as information on response times to fires. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) also collect information on the workforce, fire prevention work, health and safety and firefighter pensions. All data tables on fire statistics are below.

MHCLG has responsibility for fire services in England. The vast majority of data tables produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are for England but some (0101, 0103, 0201, 0501, 1401) tables are for Great Britain split by nation. In the past the Department for Communities and Local Government (who previously had responsibility for fire services in England) produced data tables for Great Britain and at times the UK. Similar information for devolved administrations are available at Scotland: Fire and Rescue Statistics, Wales: Community safety and Northern Ireland: Fire and Rescue Statistics.

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Fire statistics guidance
Fire statistics incident level datasets

Incidents attended

FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 312 KB) Previous FIRE0101 tables

FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services in England, by incident type and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.82 MB) Previous FIRE0102 tables

FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 377 KB) Previous FIRE0103 tables

FIRE0104: Fire false alarms by reason for false alarm, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 677 KB) Previous FIRE0104 tables

Dwelling fires attended

FIRE0201: Dwelling fires attended by fire and rescue services by motive, population and nation (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 361 KB) Previous FIRE0201 tables

FIRE0202: Primary dwelling fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in dwellings by motive and fire and rescue authority, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 943 KB) Previous FIRE0202 tables

FIRE0203: Dwelling fires by spread of fire and motive (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 379 KB) Previous FIRE0203 tables

FIRE0204: Average area of fire damage in dwelling fires, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 270 KB) Previous FIRE0204 tables

FIRE0205: Primary fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in dwellings attended by fire and rescue services in England, by dwelling type and fire and rescue service (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 11.9 MB) Previous FIRE0205 tables

Non-dwelling fires attended

FIRE0301: Primary fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in other buildings by motive and building type, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 351 KB) Previous FIRE0301 tables

FIRE0302: Primary fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in road vehicles by motive and vehicle type, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 327 KB) Previous FIRE0302 tables

FIRE0303: Fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in outdoor primary locations and secondary fires by motive and location, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 341 KB) Previous FIRE0303 tables

FIRE0304: Other buildings fire by spread of fire and motive (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 415 KB) Previous FIRE0304 tables

FIRE0305: Average area of fire damage in other building fires, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 272 KB) Previous FIRE0305 tables

FIRE0306: Primary fires attended in non-domestic buildings, by fire and rescue authority, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 6.1 MB) Previous FIRE0306 tables

Deliberate fires attended

FIRE0401: Deliberate fires attended by fire and rescue services in England, by incident type and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.17 MB) Previous FIRE0401 tables

FIRE0402: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in deliberate fires by fire and rescue authority, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 600 KB) Previous FIRE0402 tables

Fatalities and casualties

FIRE0501: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 374 KB) Previous FIRE0501 tables

FIRE0502: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by fire and rescue authority and location group, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 3.04 MB) Previous FIRE0502 tables

FIRE0503: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by age gender and type of location (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 509 KB) Previous FIRE0503 tables

FIRE0504: Fatalities from fires by cause of death (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 285 KB) Previous FIRE0504 tables

FIRE0505: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in accidental dwelling fires (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 431 KB) Previous FIRE0505 tables

FIRE0506: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from accidental dwelling fires by age and cause (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 399 KB) Previous FIRE0506 tables

FIRE0507: Non-fatal firefighter casualties from fires by nature of injury (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 281 KB) Previous FIRE0507 tables

FIRE0508: Injuries sustained by firefighters and firefighter fatalities, by fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 412 KB) Previous FIRE0508 tables

FIRE0509: Firefighter fatalities while on duty, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 107 KB) Previous FIRE0509 tables

FIRE0510: Attacks on firefighters during operational incidents (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 193 KB) Previous FIRE0510 tables

FIRE0511: Rescues and evacuations from primary fires by location group, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 296 KB) Previous FIRE0511 tables

Cause of fire

FIRE0601: Primary fires by cause of fire and incident type (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 810 KB) Previous FIRE0601 tables

FIRE0602: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties by source of ignition (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1020 KB) Previous FIRE0602 tables

FIRE0603: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties by item first ignited (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 483 KB) Previous FIRE0603 tables

Table FIRE0604 is no longer updated. The table has been added to Table FIRE0603 FIRE0604: Primary fire fatalities and casualties by material responsible for development of fire (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 105 KB) Previous FIRE0604 tables

Table FIRE0605 is no longer updated.
FIRE0605: Cause of fire and source of ignition of accidental primary fires by area of damage (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 3.6 MB) Previous FIRE0605 tables

Smoke alarms

FIRE0701: Percentage of households owning a smoke alarm or working smoke alarm, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 263 KB) Previous FIRE0701 tables

FIRE0702: Primary fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties by presence and operation of smoke alarms (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 309 KB) Previous FIRE0702 tables

FIRE0703: Smoke alarm failures in dwelling fires by type of alarm (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 280 KB) Previous FIRE0703 tables

FIRE0704: Percentage of smoke alarms that did not operate in primary dwelling fires and fires resulting in casualties in dwellings, by type of alarm and reason for failure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 327 KB) Previous FIRE0704 tables

FIRE0705: Percentage of smoke alarms that operated but did not raise the alarm in primary fires and fires resulting in casualties in dwellings, by reason for poor outcome (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 274 KB) Previous FIRE0705 tables

FIRE0706: Primary fires and casualties in other buildings by presence and operation of smoke alarms (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 273 KB) Previous FIRE0706 tables

FIRE0707: Percentage of smoke alarms that did not operate in primary fires and fires resulting in casualties in other buildings, by type of alarm and reason for failure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 308 KB) Previous FIRE0707 tables

FIRE0708: Percentage of smoke alarms that operated but did not raise the alarm in primary fires and fires resulting in casualties in other buildings, by reason for poor outcome (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 278 KB) Previous FIRE0708 tables

Temporal and seasonal

FIRE0801: Percentage of fires and fire-related fatalities by hour of the day (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 374 KB) Previous FIRE0801 tables

FIRE0802: Daily rate of fire incidents by month and location (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 346 KB) Previous FIRE0802 tables

Non-fire incidents

FIRE0901: Non-fire incidents attended, by type of incident and fire and rescue authority, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 3.26 MB) Previous FIRE0901 tables

FIRE0902: Non-fire incidents attended by detailed type of action, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.32 MB) Previous FIRE0902 tables

FIRE0903: Rate of non-fire incident type (main categories) per 100,000 people by fire and rescue authority, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 382 KB) Previous FIRE0903 tables

FIRE0904: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in non-fire incidents by fire and rescue authority and non-fire incident type (main categories), England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.34 MB) Previous FIRE0904 tables

FIRE0905: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in non-fire incidents by fire and rescue authority and location group, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 395 KB) Previous FIRE0905 tables

FIRE0906: Percentage of incidents and fatalities in Road Traffic Collisions by hour of the day, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 122 KB) Previous FIRE0906 tables

FIRE0907: Extrications from Road Traffic Collisions by method of extrication and fire and rescue authority, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 348 KB) Previous FIRE0907 tables

FIRE0908: Rescues in flooding or other water incidents, by age and gender, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 212 KB) Previous FIRE0908 tables

FIRE0909: Flooding or other water incidents, by day of the week, month and year, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 158 KB) Previous FIRE0909 tables

Response times

FIRE1001: Average response times by location and fire and rescue authority/geographical category, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.77 MB) Previous FIRE1001 tables Contains data formerly presented in tables 1001, 1003, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009.

FIRE1002: Average response times for dwelling fires with or without casualties and or rescues, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 284 KB) Previous FIRE1002 tables

FIRE1004: Number of incidents by 1 minute response time bands, fire type and fire and rescue authority, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 4.89 MB) Previous FIRE1004 tables

Workforce and workforce diversity

Workforce totals

FIRE1101: Staff in post employed by fire and rescue authorities by headcount and full time equivalent by role and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 503 KB) Previous FIRE1101 tables

FIRE1102: Total staff numbers (full time equivalent) by role and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 534 KB) Previous FIRE1102 tables

FIRE1132: On-call staff (Full Time Equivalent) in post employed by fire and rescue authorities by contract type, rank and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 138 KB) Previous FIRE1132 tables

FIRE1133: Total control staff numbers (headcount) by rank, fire and rescue authority and year (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 535 KB) Previous FIRE1133 tables

Workforce diversity

FIRE1103: Staff headcount by gender, fire and rescue authority and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 600 KB) Previous FIRE1103 tables

FIRE1104: Staff headcount by ethnicity, fire and rescue authority and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 758 KB) Previous FIRE1104 tables

FIRE1105: Staff headcount by age, fire and rescue authority and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 777 KB) Previous FIRE1105 tables

FIRE1106: Staff headcount by religion and role, for England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 567 KB) Previous FIRE1106 tables

FIRE1107: Staff headcount by sexual orientation and role, for England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 347 KB) Previous FIRE1107 tables

FIRE1108: Staff headcount by disability status and role, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 325 KB) Previous FIRE1108 tables

FIRE1109: Percentage of total staff not stating a diversity characteristic (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 421 KB)

Staff leaving and joining FRSs, including apprentices

FIRE1110: Staff leaving fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority and by role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 222 KB) Previous FIRE1110 tables

FIRE1111: Staff leaving fire authorities, by reason and by role, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 141 KB) Previous FIRE1111 tables

FIRE1112: Staff retiring from fire and rescue authorities, by reason and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 191 KB) Previous FIRE1112 tables

FIRE1113: Staff leaving fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority, gender and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 178 KB)

FIRE1114: Staff leaving fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority, ethnicity and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 215 KB)

FIRE1115: Staff leaving fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority, age and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 239 KB)

FIRE1120: Staff joining fire authorities (headcount), by fire and rescue authority, gender and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 257 KB) Previous FIRE1120 tables

FIRE1121: Staff joining fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority, ethnicity and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 287 KB) Previous FIRE1121 tables

FIRE1122: Staff joining fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority, age and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 368 KB) Previous FIRE1122 tables

FIRE1123: Apprentices by gender, fire and rescue authority and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 227 KB) Previous FIRE1123 tables

FIRE1124: Apprentices by ethnicity, fire and rescue authority and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 282 KB) Previous FIRE1124 tables

FIRE1125: Apprentices by age, fire and rescue authority and role (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 310 KB) Previous FIRE1125 tables

Fire prevention and protection

FIRE1201: Home fire safety visits carried out by fire and rescue authorities and partners, by fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 652 KB) Previous FIRE1201 tables

FIRE1202: Fire safety audits carried out by fire and rescue authorities, by fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 5.89 MB) Previous FIRE1202 tables

Table FIRE1203 is no longer updated.
FIRE1203: Fire and rescue authority campaigns and initiatives, by fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 161 KB) Previous FIRE1203 tables

FIRE1204: Fire safety audit outcomes, by fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 23.7 MB) Previous FIRE1204 tables

FIRE1205: Petroleum, explosives and dangerous substances in England, by fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 375 KB) Previous FIRE1205 tables

Fire pensions

FIRE1301: Firefighters' pension scheme expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 128 KB) Previous FIRE1301 tables

FIRE1302: Firefighters' pension scheme income (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 129 KB) Previous FIRE1302 tables

FIRE1303: Firefighters' pension surplus and deficit (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 124 KB) Previous FIRE1303 tables

FIRE1304: Firefighters' pension membership and pension transfers by membership type (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 128 KB) Previous FIRE1304 tables

FIRE1305: Firefighters' pension transfers and opt-outs in England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 13.5 KB) Previous FIRE1305 tables

Other

FIRE1401: Resident population estimates by nation and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 404 KB) Previous FIRE1401 tables

FIRE1402: Accidents occurring to fire and rescue authority vehicles, by fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 198 KB) Previous FIRE1402 tables

Table FIRE1403 is no longer updated.
FIRE1403: Fire stations and appliances, by fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.3 MB) Previous FIRE1403 tables

FIRE1404: Number of fire stations by fire and rescue authority, type and year (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 198 KB) Previous FIRE1404 tables