Total Fires
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
781
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
1,545
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
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Year ending 2025/09
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service attended 781 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,545 at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 130 for Gloucestershire and 68 for Nottinghamshire.
Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 10:19 in Gloucestershire and 8:26 in Nottinghamshire. Response times differ by several minutes, often reflecting geography — larger rural coverage areas mean longer average travel to incidents. On enforcement activity, Nottinghamshire carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,610 vs 1,652). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 64% for Gloucestershire and 83% for Nottinghamshire, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition. False alarms make up a notably larger share of call-outs in Nottinghamshire (43% vs 34%).
Primary fires attended by fire and rescue services
781
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
1,545
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Deaths and non-fatal casualties from primary fires
130
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
68
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Proportion of all incidents that were false alarms
34%
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
43%
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Number of fire safety audits conducted by the authority
1,652
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
4,610
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Results of fire safety audits: satisfactory, informal action, formal action
1,564
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service total
4,508
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service total
Average time from call to first appliance arriving at dwelling fires
10:19
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
8:26
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Proportion of incidents by response time band
100%
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service total
100%
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service total
Primary fires recorded as deliberate (arson)
410
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
1,841
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service