Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 791 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,200 at Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 55 for Bedfordshire and 147 for Hertfordshire.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:49 in Bedfordshire and 7:57 in Hertfordshire. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Bedfordshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (1,636 vs 504). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 77% for Bedfordshire and 86% for Hertfordshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Hertfordshire (47% vs 43%).
Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
791
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,200
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
55
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
147
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
43%
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
47%
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
1,636
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
504
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Audit Outcomes
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
1,728
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
518
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
Average Response Time
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
