Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 1,200 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,335 at Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 147 for Hertfordshire and 39 for Norfolk.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 7:57 in Hertfordshire and 9:24 in Norfolk. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Norfolk carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (822 vs 662). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 77% for Hertfordshire and 67% for Norfolk, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.
Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
1,200
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,335
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
147
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
39
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
47%
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
45%
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
662
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
822
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
Audit Outcomes
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
688
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
886
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service total
Average Response Time
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
