Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 723 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,063 at Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 57 for Oxfordshire and 126 for Surrey.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 10:16 in Oxfordshire and 9:38 in Surrey. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Surrey carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (3,572 vs 834). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 44% for Oxfordshire and 93% for Surrey, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Oxfordshire (47% vs 40%).
Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
723
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,063
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
57
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
126
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
47%
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
40%
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
834
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
3,572
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
Audit Outcomes
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
1,266
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
1,802
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service total
Average Response Time
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
