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Year ending 2026/03

Avon Fire and Rescue Service
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Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service
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Avon Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,554 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 3 at Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 122 for Avon and 1 for Isles of Scilly.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:10 in Avon and 8:11 in Isles of Scilly. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Avon carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (2,370 vs 60). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 48% for Avon and 36% for Isles of Scilly, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Avon (38% vs 22%).

Total Fires

Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services

1,554

Avon Fire and Rescue Service

3

Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service

Fatalities & Casualties

Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires

122

Avon Fire and Rescue Service

1

Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service

False Alarm Rate

Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms

38%

Avon Fire and Rescue Service

22%

Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service

Fire Safety Audits

Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority

2,370

Avon Fire and Rescue Service

60

Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service

Audit Outcomes

Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action

2,502

Avon Fire and Rescue Service total

56

Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service total

Average Response Time

Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires

9:10

Avon Fire and Rescue Service

8:11

Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service

Response Time Distribution

Proportion of incidents by response time band

100%

Avon Fire and Rescue Service total

100%

Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service total

Deliberate Fires

Primary fires recorded as deliberate (arson)

1,499

Avon Fire and Rescue Service

Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service

About this data

Source: MHCLG Fire Statistics. Crown Copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Figures compared here are drawn from the same MHCLG fire statistics release. Metrics reported on a "year ending" basis may use different reference months (September for incidents and response times, March for audits and outcomes). Headline figures on this page are for the year ending 2026/03.

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