Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 905 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,012 at Cleveland Fire Brigade. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 99 for Cheshire and 57 for Cleveland.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:25 in Cheshire and 7:06 in Cleveland. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, Cheshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,080 vs 2,072). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 91% for Cheshire and 28% for Cleveland, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Cheshire (44% vs 30%).
Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
905
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,012
Cleveland Fire Brigade
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
99
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
57
Cleveland Fire Brigade
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
44%
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
30%
Cleveland Fire Brigade
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
4,080
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
2,072
Cleveland Fire Brigade
Audit Outcomes
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
4,116
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service total
2,134
Cleveland Fire Brigade total
Average Response Time
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
