Incidents attended by category, financial year, and fire and rescue authority
See what variables and values are shown in your table
| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data description | Shown in table | All 8 values | Change values |
| Financial year | Shown in table | All 17 values | Change values |
| Fire and rescue authority | Shown in table | All 4 values | Change values |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [p] = provisional, [r] = revised.
| Data values | Data description | Financial year | Fire and rescue authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46,337 [r] | Number of incidents | 2009-10 | Wales |
| 8,663 | Number of incidents | 2009-10 | North Wales |
| 15,069 [r] | Number of incidents | 2009-10 | Mid & West Wales |
| 22,605 | Number of incidents | 2009-10 | South Wales |
| 19,150 [r] | Number of fires | 2009-10 | Wales |
| 3,384 | Number of fires | 2009-10 | North Wales |
| 5,078 [r] | Number of fires | 2009-10 | Mid & West Wales |
| 10,688 | Number of fires | 2009-10 | South Wales |
| 6,801 [r] | Number of primary fires | 2009-10 | Wales |
| 1,491 | Number of primary fires | 2009-10 | North Wales |
| 1,914 [r] | Number of primary fires | 2009-10 | Mid & West Wales |
| 3,396 | Number of primary fires | 2009-10 | South Wales |
| 11,559 | Number of secondary fires | 2009-10 | Wales |
| 1,542 | Number of secondary fires | 2009-10 | North Wales |
| 2,834 | Number of secondary fires | 2009-10 | Mid & West Wales |
| 7,183 | Number of secondary fires | 2009-10 | South Wales |
| 790 | Number of chimney fires | 2009-10 | Wales |
| 351 | Number of chimney fires | 2009-10 | North Wales |
| 330 | Number of chimney fires | 2009-10 | Mid & West Wales |
| 109 | Number of chimney fires | 2009-10 | South Wales |
| 9,690 [r] | Number of Special Service Incidents | 2009-10 | Wales |
| 1,505 | Number of Special Service Incidents | 2009-10 | North Wales |
| 4,588 [r] | Number of Special Service Incidents | 2009-10 | Mid & West Wales |
| 3,597 | Number of Special Service Incidents | 2009-10 | South Wales |
| 16,900 | Number of fire false alarms | 2009-10 | Wales |
Next update expected:October 2027
Updates
- 6th October 2026
- Dataset first published.
Main information
- Designation
- Accredited official statistics
- Data provider
- Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Data source
- Fire and Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP)
- Time period covered
- April 2009 to March 2026
- Dataset ID
- a28a2b6e-b937-491c-9336-ab7c5752dec1
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
The table shows the number of incidents attended by fire and rescue services in Wales, by incident category, fire and rescue authority and financial year.
Incident category includes fires, fire false alarms, Special Service Incidents and Special Service Incident false alarms.
Fire incidents are further broken down to show the number of primary, secondary and chimney fires.
Primary fires includes all fires in non-derelict buildings and vehicles or in outdoor structures or any fire involving casualties, rescues, or fires attended by five or more appliances.
Secondary fires are the majority of outdoor fires including grassland and refuse fires unless they involve casualties or rescues, property loss or five or more appliances attend. They include fires in single derelict buildings
- Data collection or calculation
Starting in the financial year 2025-26, data has been extracted from the Fire and Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP) administered by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Between 2009-10 and 2024-25, data was extracted from the Incident Recording System (IRS).
- Statistical quality
FaRDaP (and the IRS before it) is a live system and so data extracted at a different time may not match the figures in this table. Data are revised each year, and data for the latest financial year is marked as provisional.
Please see the Quality Report for further information.
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Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- statsinclusion@gov.wales