Freedom of Information request - Number of call outs to fires across England
Case reference FOI2025/00886
Received 18 August 2025
Published 22 September 2025
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to obtain data on the number of fire call outs that your fire service has received. To assist with the efficient processing of this request, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information covering 1st August 2024 – 31st July 2025:
1. The total number of call outs, broken down by month
2. The incident category (e.g. Special service, fire, false alarm)
3. The property category that the call out was made to (e.g. dwelling, outdoors, vehicle, non-residential)
4. The property type that the call out was made do (e.g. house, car, office, restaurant, hospital) 5. The cause of fire (e.g. cooking appliance, tumble dryer, candle)
Response
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