Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 824 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 723 at Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 60 for Royal Berkshire and 57 for Oxfordshire.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 7:34 in Royal Berkshire and 10:16 in Oxfordshire. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Royal Berkshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (1,538 vs 794). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 75% for Royal Berkshire and 45% for Oxfordshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.
Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
824
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
723
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
60
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
57
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
47%
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
47%
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
1,538
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
794
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Audit Outcomes
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
1,604
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service total
1,178
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
Average Response Time
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
