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31 October 2006 - Fire and Rescue Service
Operational Statistics 2004/2005
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The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has recently
published the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) Operational Statistics Bulletin,
which covers operational statistics for the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March
2005.
The bulletin contains the latest statistics relating to operational issues
affecting Fire and Rescue Services in England and Wales only, of which, this
bulletin is the third in the series.
Operational Activities
- The Fire and Rescue service attended over 910,000 incidents.
- The total incidents attended were made up of the following:
- fires: 40 per cent
- fire false alarms: 41 per cent
- non fire incidents: 18 per cent
Equality and Diversity
- A gradual increase in the representation of women and minority ethnic
staff over the last three years.
- As at 31 March 2005, women formed 2.5 per cent of the operational
workforce in comparison with 2.4 per cent in 2003/04.
- Minority ethnic staff formed 2.7 per cent of all staff (uniformed and
non-uniformed combined) compared with 2.5 per cent in 2003/04.
Health and Safety
- Sickness levels for wholetime fire-fighters and fire control staff
improved slightly since the previous year.
- The number of staff retiring on grounds of ill health decreased over the
last three years.
- The total number of injuries sustained by fire-fighters (wholetime and
retained duty system) in 2004/05 decreased by 1,114 to 5,793 which is a drop
of 16 per cent on the previous year.
- Five fatalities were reported (compared with one in 2003/04) which
occurred whilst fighting fires.
The Fire and Rescue Service Operational Statistics for England and Wales,
2004/05 Bulletin and other fire statistical publications can be downloaded from
the DCLG website by clicking the following link:
Fire statistics - Department for Communities and Local Government
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