The following table shows the number of fatal casualties from accidental dwelling fires, for each Fire and Rescue Service in England, in each year since 1997. Please note that the figures for 2006 are provisional and subject to change.
FRS Area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20023 20033 2004 2005 20064 England 376 339 281 303 321 265 302 228 232 228 England (non Met Counties) 210 176 144 164 167 154 157 121 113 131 Avon 1 3 6 4 4 6 6 2 7 5 Bedfordshire 2 3 1 5 3 4 3 2 3 3 Berkshire 4 6 3 7 4 1 4 1 1 2 Buckinghamshire 6 1 3 5 3 4 4 1 1 2 Cambridgeshire 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 Cheshire 9 6 7 6 7 5 4 1 6 2 Cleveland 7 2 2 1 5 2 5 2 4 1 Cornwall 6 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 1 Cumbria 4 5 3 3 5 2 3 3 2 2 Derbyshire 6 7 4 9 5 5 8 5 0 1 Devon 3 5 3 5 3 3 6 1 2 6 Dorset 5 1 8 1 8 3 1 3 1 1 Durham 8 4 5 4 3 3 8 1 3 4 East Sussex 5 6 4 2 3 2 6 4 1 4 Essex 9 4 6 8 5 7 6 5 12 4 Gloucestershire 4 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 1 2 Hampshire 5 6 9 7 5 4 5 7 6 10 Hereford and Worcester 3 4 2 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 Hertfordshire 10 5 4 6 5 6 0 0 4 4 Humberside 6 8 4 7 6 7 7 7 2 1 Isle of Wight 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Kent 7 5 5 9 10 6 6 5 6 4 Lancashire 22 15 13 15 14 19 12 15 8 10 Leicestershire 4 9 3 1 4 5 4 8 3 3 Lincolnshire 2 7 3 3 4 5 4 4 2 4 Norfolk 5 1 5 6 5 2 4 3 5 5 North Yorkshire 6 8 4 2 4 5 5 2 2 4 Northamptonshire 4 5 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 Northumberland 3 1 1 1 6 0 3 0 1 1 Nottinghamshire 15 9 7 3 6 5 3 5 5 7 Oxfordshire 2 8 5 1 3 6 4 2 2 3 Shropshire 1 0 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 4 Somerset 4 1 0 1 4 1 4 2 2 3 Staffordshire 9 8 6 6 5 4 2 4 2 3 Suffolk 4 6 1 3 5 4 4 2 3 5 Surrey 5 5 3 7 2 4 7 2 4 4 Warwickshire 2 3 1 5 6 0 1 2 3 0 West Sussex 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 9 0 4 Wiltshire 3 0 1 0 2 6 1 0 0 2 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 England (Met Counties) 166 163 137 139 154 111 145 107 119 97 Greater Manchester 26 23 27 21 27 16 21 17 26 17 Merseyside 10 20 7 20 13 10 8 11 12 3 South Yorkshire 6 12 11 10 17 4 10 11 10 7 Tyne and Wear 5 10 5 5 7 4 6 3 4 6 West Midlands 15 17 16 27 17 15 17 11 15 16 West Yorkshire 20 20 17 18 11 12 22 15 7 15 Greater London 84 61 54 38 62 50 61 39 45 33 1 Includes caravans, houseboats and other non-building structures used as a permanent dwelling—see explanatory note 8. 2 Includes “late” calls and heat and smoke damage incidents. 3 Includes fatalities reported during periods of industrial action. 4 Provisional.
The following table shows the number of fatal casualties from dwelling fires, for each fire and rescue service in England, in each year since 1997.
FRS area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 England 432 383 334 351 358 309 345 269 369 287 England—non-Met counties 250 202 174 189 188 179 179 137 201 165 Avon 4 4 8 5 6 6 5 3 6 3 Bedfordshire 3 4 1 5 3 4 5 2 2 4 Berkshire 5 7 3 7 4 1 6 2 3 2 Buckinghamshire 7 2 4 6 3 6 4 1 3 1 Cambridgeshire 4 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 7 5 Cheshire 11 7 8 6 7 5 4 1 5 4 Cleveland 10 2 3 1 5 2 8 2 3 2 Cornwall 6 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 Cumbria 4 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 8 3 Derbyshire 7 8 7 10 5 10 11 6 7 1 Devon 4 6 4 7 3 4 6 1 2 6 Dorset 5 1 8 2 8 6 1 3 6 1 Durham 9 4 9 7 5 3 8 4 5 5 East Sussex 7 8 5 3 3 4 6 4 8 5 Essex 14 6 6 10 6 7 8 6 10 8 Gloucestershire 4 2 1 2 1 2 5 1 1 2 Hampshire 5 8 9 8 7 5 5 7 7 11 Hereford and Worcester 6 4 3 2 2 4 4 2 4 3 Hertfordshire 10 7 4 6 5 5 0 0 1 4 Humberside 7 10 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 Isle of Wight 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 1 Kent 7 5 5 9 11 8 9 5 7 4 Lancashire 22 15 15 17 14 23 13 15 17 19 Leicestershire 4 9 3 1 5 7 4 9 12 6 Lincolnshire 2 7 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 Norfolk 5 1 5 9 6 2 4 3 3 6 North Yorkshire 7 8 4 2 4 5 5 2 2 4 Northamptonshire 8 8 5 3 3 3 2 3 6 5 Northumberland 3 1 2 1 6 0 3 0 1 1 Nottinghamshire 16 10 8 3 6 6 4 5 6 7 Oxfordshire 4 8 5 1 3 5 4 2 3 4 Shropshire 3 0 1 8 2 4 1 1 6 5 Somerset 4 1 0 1 5 5 4 2 4 3 Staffordshire 10 8 7 8 7 5 3 6 8 9 Suffolk 6 6 1 3 5 4 4 2 2 4 Surrey 5 6 3 7 2 4 7 2 5 4 Warwickshire 2 4 2 5 6 0 1 2 2 . West Sussex 5 4 7 3 2 4 4 12 13 4 Wiltshire 4 0 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 2 Isles of Scilly — — — — — — — — — — England—Met Counties 182 181 160 162 170 130 166 132 168 122 Greater Manchester 29 24 29 23 27 17 28 17 23 23 Merseyside 10 21 8 22 15 9 10 13 15 4 South Yorkshire 6 12 11 12 18 5 12 12 12 9 Tyne and Wear 5 16 5 5 7 4 7 4 5 7 West Midlands 16 19 22 30 23 18 17 17 24 24 West Yorkshire 24 23 20 22 12 21 25 23 32 18 Greater London 92 66 65 48 68 56 67 46 57 37 1 Including late call and heat and smoke damage incidents. 2 Excluding incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003
The following table shows the number of fatal casualties from dwelling fires, for each Fire and Rescue Service in England, in each year since 1997.
FRS area 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 England 366 428 428 432 383 334 351 358 309 345 269 369 287 England—Non-Met counties 189 236 238 250 202 174 189 188 179 179 137 201 165 Avon 6 2 3 4 4 8 5 6 6 5 3 6 3 Bedfordshire 4 4 6 3 4 1 5 3 4 5 2 2 4 Berkshire 5 3 12 5 7 3 7 4 1 6 2 3 2 Buckinghamshire 3 4 4 7 2 4 6 3 6 4 1 3 1 Cambridgeshire 5 3 9 4 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 7 5 Cheshire 6 6 8 11 7 8 6 7 5 4 1 5 4 Cleveland 1 7 5 10 2 3 1 5 2 8 2 3 2 Cornwall 0 6 1 6 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 Cumbria 4 10 3 4 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 8 3 Derbyshire 9 6 5 7 8 7 10 5 10 11 6 7 1 Devon 8 5 6 4 6 4 7 3 4 6 1 2 6 Dorset 1 10 8 5 1 8 2 8 6 1 3 6 1 Durham 9 6 3 9 4 9 7 5 3 8 4 5 5 East Sussex 2 6 7 7 8 5 3 3 4 6 4 8 5 Essex 5 11 13 14 6 6 10 6 7 8 6 10 8 Gloucestershire 5 7 5 4 2 1 2 1 2 5 1 1 2 Hampshire 7 14 15 5 8 9 8 7 5 5 7 7 11 Hereford and Worcester 6 2 1 6 4 3 2 2 4 4 2 4 3 Hertfordshire 4 6 10 10 7 4 6 5 5 0 0 1 4 Humberside 9 18 8 7 10 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 Isle of Wight 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 1 Kent 10 12 12 7 5 5 9 11 8 9 5 7 4 Lancashire 9 21 19 22 15 15 17 14 23 13 15 17 19 Leicestershire 3 9 10 4 9 3 1 5 7 4 9 12 6 Lincolnshire 5 6 4 2 7 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 Norfolk 3 2 2 5 1 5 9 6 2 4 3 3 6 North Yorkshire 7 5 7 7 8 4 2 4 5 5 2 2 4 Northamptonshire 3 4 3 8 8 5 3 3 3 2 3 6 5 Northumberland 4 3 0 3 1 2 1 6 0 3 0 1 1 Nottinghamshire 5 4 11 16 10 8 3 6 6 4 5 6 7 Oxfordshire 3 4 10 4 8 5 1 3 5 4 2 3 4 Shropshire 7 1 1 3 0 1 8 2 4 1 1 6 5 Somerset 3 3 5 4 1 0 1 5 5 4 2 4 3 Staffordshire 6 8 7 10 8 7 8 7 5 3 6 8 9 Suffolk 2 9 0 6 6 1 3 5 4 4 2 2 4 Surrey 7 2 4 5 6 3 7 2 4 7 2 5 4 Warwickshire 1 1 1 2 4 2 5 6 0 1 2 2 — West Sussex 3 1 2 5 4 7 3 2 4 4 12 13 4 Wiltshire 8 3 7 4 0 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 2 Isles of Scilly — — — — — — — — — — — — — England—Met counties 177 192 190 182 181 160 162 170 130 166 132 168 122 Greater Manchester 35 27 24 29 24 29 23 27 17 28 17 23 23 Merseyside 16 15 19 10 21 8 22 15 9 10 13 15 4 South Yorkshire 3 8 11 6 12 11 12 18 5 12 12 12 9 Tyne and Wear 12 6 12 5 16 5 5 7 4 7 4 5 7 West Midlands 21 26 19 16 19 22 30 23 18 17 17 24 24 West Yorkshire 23 29 35 24 23 20 22 12 21 25 23 32 18 Greater London 67 81 70 92 66 65 48 68 56 67 46 57 37 1 Including late call and heat and smoke damage incidents (except 1994) 2 Excluding incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003