Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 836 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,915 at Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 64 for Bedfordshire and 138 for Dorset and Wiltshire.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:27 in Bedfordshire and 9:44 in Dorset and Wiltshire. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Bedfordshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (1,636 vs 1,546). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 77% for Bedfordshire and 33% for Dorset and Wiltshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Dorset and Wiltshire (46% vs 40%).
Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
836
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,915
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
64
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
138
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
40%
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
46%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
1,636
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,546
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Audit Outcomes
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
1,728
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
1,572
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service total
Average Response Time
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
8:27
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
9:44
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Response Time Distribution
Proportion of incidents by response time band
100%
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service total
100%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service total
