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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: Tadees on October 04, 2017, 04:52:28 PM

Title: Stats on fire service evacuations from purpose-built blocks of flats
Post by: Tadees on October 04, 2017, 04:52:28 PM
Hi,

Is there a contemporary stat available which tells me out of all the fires attended by the fire and rescue service, how many necessitated evacuation and what the numbers involved were?
Title: Re: Stats on fire service evacuations from purpose-built blocks of flats
Post by: William 29 on October 04, 2017, 06:49:35 PM
I think that would be hard tp find, unless you know specifically what you are looking for? You try by fire authority area?
Title: Re: Stats on fire service evacuations from purpose-built blocks of flats
Post by: Dinnertime Dave on October 04, 2017, 11:13:34 PM

Page 20 of the Purpose Built Flats Guide gives some indication -

In 2009-2010, of over 8,000 fires in these blocks, only 22  fires necessitated evacuation of more than five people with the assistance of the  fire and rescue service.
Title: Re: Stats on fire service evacuations from purpose-built blocks of flats
Post by: Tadees on October 05, 2017, 10:17:41 AM

Page 20 of the Purpose Built Flats Guide gives some indication -

In 2009-2010, of over 8,000 fires in these blocks, only 22  fires necessitated evacuation of more than five people with the assistance of the  fire and rescue service.

Hi Dave,

I've seen that stat in the guide.  Was looking for something more contemporary as per the question.
Title: Re: Stats on fire service evacuations from purpose-built blocks of flats
Post by: SeaBass on October 05, 2017, 12:33:24 PM
From memory, which is by no means infallible,  I believe that the figures from 2014 and 2015 indicate that of all the fires that occured in purpose built blocks of flats, the evacuation of flats beyond the flat of fire origin, was instigated by the F&RS at 0.25% of incidents. 

I suspect that the venerable MrT will have more precise, and verifiable data.
Title: Re: Stats on fire service evacuations from purpose-built blocks of flats
Post by: Tom Sutton on October 05, 2017, 07:51:12 PM
The DCLG, Incident Recording System has questions that relate to what information you require (3.6, 9.1 to 9.5) unfortunately IRS was after my time, but you could bell the DCLG or any operational guys you know or local fire station.

Check out https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/11806/Incident_Recording_System_-_Questions_and_Lists_-_Version_1.6_-__XML_Schemas_v1-0p__in_use_from_April_2012.pdf
Title: Re: Stats on fire service evacuations from purpose-built blocks of flats
Post by: wee brian on October 15, 2017, 08:31:05 AM
fire stats belong to the Home Office now, not DCLG