Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
1,915
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,612
Avon Fire and Rescue Service
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Year ending 2025/09
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
1,915
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,612
Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
138
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
130
Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
46%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
36%
Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
1,546
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
2,370
Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
1,572
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service total
2,502
Avon Fire and Rescue Service total
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
9:44
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
9:17
Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Proportion of incidents by response time band
100%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service total
100%
Avon Fire and Rescue Service total
Primary fires recorded as deliberate (arson)
983
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,585
Avon Fire and Rescue Service