Compare fire statistics

Year ending 2026/03

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
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Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
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Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,060 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,569 at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 105 for Derbyshire and 79 for Nottinghamshire.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 9:07 in Derbyshire and 8:28 in Nottinghamshire. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Nottinghamshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,610 vs 1,890). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 52% for Derbyshire and 83% for Nottinghamshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Nottinghamshire (43% vs 39%).

Total Fires

Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services

1,060

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

1,569

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

Fatalities & Casualties

Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires

105

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

79

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

False Alarm Rate

Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms

39%

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

43%

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

Fire Safety Audits

Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority

1,890

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

4,610

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

Audit Outcomes

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

1,946

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service total

4,508

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service total

Average Response Time

Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires

9:07

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

8:28

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

Response Time Distribution

Proportion of incidents by response time band

100%

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service total

100%

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service total

Deliberate Fires

Primary fires recorded as deliberate (arson)

884

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

1,728

Nottinghamshire 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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