Fires Mr. Evans To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many deliberate (a) vehicle fires and (b) fires there were in (i) Ribble Valley and (ii) Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. Angela E. Smith The available information covers part (ii) of the question, deliberate primary fires attended in Lancashire. Information on Ribble Valley constituency is not available centrally. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Deliberate road vehicle fires attended by Lancashire FRS|Deliberate fires attended by Lancashire FRS| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1995 |827 |2,128 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1996 |885 |2,018 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1997 |821 |1,968 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1998 |918 |2,117 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |1,229 |2,532 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |1,169 |2,532 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |1,366 |2,834 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |11,440 |12,704 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |11,290 |12,807 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |1,043 |2,285 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Figures for 2002 and 2003 include estimates for incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action.Note:Figures are based on sampled data grossed to fire and rescue service totals.Source:Fire and Rescue service returns to DCLG| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Evans To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many large outbreaks of fire there were in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. Angela E. Smith The available information covers part (b) of the question. Information on Ribble Valley constituency is not available centrally. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Fires involving five or more pumps attended by Lancashire FRS | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1995 |20| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1996 |28| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1997 |35| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1998 |53| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |78| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |43| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |43| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |133| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |146| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |51| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Figures exclude any fires in November 2002 and January-February 2003 strike periods Notes: Figures are based on sampled data grossed to fire and rescue service totals. Source: Fire and Rescue Service returns to DCLG| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Evans To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many malicious false fire alarm calls were attended by the fire and rescue service in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire in each year since 1995. Angela E. Smith The available information covers part (b) of the question. Information on Ribble Valley constituency is not available centrally. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Malicious false fire alarms attended by Lancashire FRS | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1995 |2,065| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1996 |1,909| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1997 |1,709| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1998 |1,408| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |1,316| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |1,443| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |1,480| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |11,463| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |11,338| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |1,205| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Figures for 2002 and 2003 include estimates for incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action. Source: Fire and Rescue Service returns to DCLG| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------