Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
1,915
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
2,057
Kent 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
2,057
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
138
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
246
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
46%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
34%
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
1,546
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
2,964
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
1,572
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service total
3,102
Kent 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
9:56
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Proportion of incidents by response time band
100%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service total
100%
Kent Fire and Rescue Service total
Primary fires recorded as deliberate (arson)
983
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,820
Kent Fire and Rescue Service