Number of non-fire incidents attended by the Fire Service in England 2017/18, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 5, 2024

This statistic shows the number of non-fire incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Authorities in England from April 2017 to March 2018, by type. The most common incidents attended included road traffic collisions and medical incidents at approximately 173 thousand cases.

Number of non-fire incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Authorities in England from April 2017 to March 2018, by type

Characteristic	Incidents attended
Road Traffic Collision (RTC)	172,527
Other transport incident	30,025
Medical Incident - First responder	6,694
Medical Incident - Co-responder	26,135
Flooding	15,669
Rescue or evacuation from water	1,022
Effecting entry/exit	24,079
Lift release	11,253
Other rescue/release of persons	4,127
Animal assistance incidents	4,628
Removal of objects from people	4,848
Hazardous Materials incident	2,739
Spills and Leaks (not RTC)	3,371
Making Safe (not RTC)	3,551
Suicide/attempts	1,620
Evacuation (no fire)	502
Water provision	41
Assist other agencies	13,505
Advice only	2,124
Stand by	349
No action (not false alarm)	8,266
Malicious False Alarm	187
Good Intent False Alarm	6,587

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Release date

February 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 2017 to March 2018

Supplementary notes

* Includes ‘no action/advice only‘, ‘assisting other agencies’, ‘making pedestrian area/unsafe structure safe’ and rescues from other transport incidents and from water, suicide attempts.

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