The latest National Statistics on fires, casualties, false alarms and non-fire incidents attended by the Fire and Rescue Services in England, produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government, were released on Friday 28 January 2011 under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority.

Fatal and non-fatal casualties

In the six months from April to September 2010 there were 140 fatalities (12 per cent) less than in April to September 2009.

In the six months from April to September 2010, there were 4,300 non-fatal casualties from fires 3 per cent higher than in April to September 2009, though 33 per cent lower than in April to September 2000.

Fire incident types

In England, Fire and Rescue Services attended 289,000 fire and false alarm incidents in the six months from April to September 2010 - a 6 per cent decrease on April to September 2009.

Total fires fell by 3 per cent to 136,000.

Attendances at false alarms decreased by 8 per cent to 137,000. Within this, there was a 19 per cent fall (to 5,500) in malicious false alarms and a 7 per cent fall (to 92,000) in false alarms due to apparatus.