New research reveals Wales had the 2nd most fire and rescue incidents in the UK

New research reveals the areas with the most fire and rescue incidents.

The study, undertaken by ADT, looked at recent government statistics to determine where in the UK the most incidents attended by fire and rescue services compared between the three nations. 

Please read the full research here: https://www.adt.co.uk/blog/fire-fire

Fire and rescue incidents per population:

Scotland takes the top spot for the country, not only with the highest year-on-year percentage change, with fire-related incidents rising by 11.83%, but also the highest total of incidents per population with 1.75%. As a result of having the most house fires per capita, the Scottish government introduced new standards for heat and smoke alarms. Back in February, it was announced that every home must have a smoke alarm in the living room and in other circulation spaces such as landings and hallways. 

Wales comes in second place with a total of 1.12% per population. This year alone, there were 34,736 incidents in Wales, this equates to around 11,178 incidents per one million people. Interestingly, the country still managed to receive the lowest year-on-year percentage change with an increase of 7.79% in its total incidents. This may be due to the fact that the country places a high focus on fire prevention laws. 

England comes in third place with a total 1.02% per population. Of all incidents attended by the fire and rescue services, fires accounted for 26% making it one of the main driving factors in the overall increase of incidents attended this year. They also saw an increase of 11.35% compared to the previous year.

Further Insights:

• On average, dwelling fires receive the fastest reaction with a response time of 7 minutes and 52 seconds
• Other sources of ignition were the largest category for accidental dwelling fires, accounting for 27.09% of all accidental fires in 2021-22.
• Placing articles too close to heat has the highest year-on-year percentage change. The increase in dwelling fires caused by this category rose from 3,327 in 2020/21 to 3,489 this year.