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Year ending 2026/03

Cleveland Fire Brigade
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County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
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Cleveland Fire Brigade attended 986 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,180 at County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 33 for Cleveland and 55 for County Durham and Darlington.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 7:05 in Cleveland and 8:24 in County Durham and Darlington. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, County Durham and Darlington carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,064 vs 2,072). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 28% for Cleveland and 51% for County Durham and Darlington, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.

Total Fires

Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services

986

Cleveland Fire Brigade

1,180

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service

Fatalities & Casualties

Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires

33

Cleveland Fire Brigade

55

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service

False Alarm Rate

Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms

31%

Cleveland Fire Brigade

32%

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service

Fire Safety Audits

Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority

2,072

Cleveland Fire Brigade

4,064

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service

Audit Outcomes

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

2,134

Cleveland Fire Brigade total

4,126

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service total

Average Response Time

Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires

7:05

Cleveland Fire Brigade

8:24

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service

Response Time Distribution

Proportion of incidents by response time band

100%

Cleveland Fire Brigade total

100%

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service total

Deliberate Fires

Primary fires recorded as deliberate (arson)

4,930

Cleveland Fire Brigade

3,617

County Durham and Darlington 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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