Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
1,216
Hertfordshire 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
1,216
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
2,057
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
121
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
246
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
45%
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
34%
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
504
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
2,964
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
518
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
3,102
Kent Fire and Rescue Service total
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
8:04
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
9:56
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Proportion of incidents by response time band
100%
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
100%
Kent Fire and Rescue Service total
Primary fires recorded as deliberate (arson)
1,062
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,820
Kent Fire and Rescue Service