Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 905 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 2,046 at Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 99 for Cheshire and 261 for Devon and Somerset.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 8:25 in Cheshire and 9:38 in Devon and Somerset. 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 1,448). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 91% for Cheshire and 27% for Devon and Somerset, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.
Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
905
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
2,046
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
99
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
261
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
44%
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
42%
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
4,080
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
1,448
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
Audit Outcomes
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
4,116
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service total
1,476
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service total
Average Response Time
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
