Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service attended 676 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 38 for Cumbria and 138 for Dorset and Wiltshire.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 10:08 in Cumbria and 9:44 in Dorset and Wiltshire. Response times are broadly comparable. On enforcement activity, Dorset and Wiltshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (1,546 vs 1,536). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 39% for Cumbria 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
676
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
1,915
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fatalities & Casualties
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
38
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
138
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
False Alarm Rate
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
40%
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
46%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Safety Audits
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
1,536
Cumbria 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
1,542
Cumbria 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
10:08
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
9:44
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Response Time Distribution
Proportion of incidents by response time band
100%
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service total
100%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service total
