FOI Request 1933

Subject: Fires in the Home

Status: Complete

Date received: October 2023

Question Asked:

For the following questions, please can you share annual data from 2018 to the present day (latest published data), also split by month if possible. If the request is likely to go beyond the allowed time frame, please respond to the above questions in order of priority.

1. How many fires in the home were reported to the fire service, split by region? (not including garden fires)

2. What were the sources of ignition for fires in the home that took place during this period?

3. What was the number of false alarms for this period?

Our Response:

Please find links below to Fire and Rescue Service data from the Home Office website. You can download this information to Excel and then filter by FRS_TERRITORY and choose ‘Cheshire’.

Fire statistics incident level datasets - GOV.UK

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173203/dwelling-fires-dataset-270723.ods - Dwelling Fire Data

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173206/false-alarms-dataset-201718-to-present-270723.ods - False Alarm Data

Outcome: Referred to Website

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO