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Summary

The latest National Statistics on fires, casualties and false alarms attended by the Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom, produced by Communities and Local Government, were released on Friday 15 June 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Statistics in this release cover a range of issues concerning Fire incidents in the United Kingdom including fires, casualties and false alarms attended by the Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom from 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2007.

The key points are:

• The United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Services attended 826,500 fire and false alarm incidents in the 12 month period ending 30 September 2007 - a 6 per cent decrease on the previous 12 months.
• Total UK fires fell by 5 per cent to 405,000 and are at their lowest since 1988.
• There were 450 fire deaths in this period - down 7 per cent on the previous 12 months and the lowest figure since before 1950. Dwelling fire deaths fell by 9 per cent to 311. These fire death figures for the year ending 30 September 2007 are provisional.
• Primary fires fell by 10 per cent to 147,500. Within this, dwelling fires are at their lowest since 1978 (53,400, down 6 per cent), fires in other buildings - including workplaces and areas where people gather - are down by 7 per cent to 31,100 and road vehicle fires again fell (by 15 per cent to 52,900) to their lowest total since 1989.
• Secondary fires fell by 1 per cent to 249,000 however within this derelict vehicle fires are up by 14 per cent.
• Attendances at false alarms decreased by 2 per cent to 421,300. Within this there was a 10 per cent fall (to 31,200) in malicious false alarms and a 3 per cent fall (to 274,800) in false alarms due to apparatus.

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• Fire Statistics Monitor Quarter 3: 1 October 2006 - 30 September 2007
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• Fire Statistics Monitor: Q3 2007 - Tables 1 and 2
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• Fire Statistics Monitor: Q3 2007 - Tables 3a to f
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• Fire Statistics Monitor: Q3 2007 - Tables 4a to c
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• Fire Statistics Monitor: Q3 2007 - Tables 5a to c
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