Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 791 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 2,163 at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 55 for Bedfordshire and 143 for Essex County.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:49 in Bedfordshire and 9:28 in Essex County. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Essex County carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (3,034 vs 1,636). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 77% for Bedfordshire and 50% for Essex County, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.
Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
791
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
2,163
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
55
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
143
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
43%
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
42%
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
1,636
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
3,034
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
Audit Outcomes
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
1,728
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
3,042
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service total
Average Response Time
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
