Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service attended a total of 23,762 incidents during the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 (referred to hereafter, as 2005f). This figure represents a decrease of 263 incidents when compared to 2004f (a fall of 1.1%). Figure 1 shows these statistics added to the data covering the last 10 years, with the associated trendline displaying an overall downward trend over the period.
The components making the most significant contribution to the decrease in the total number of incidents are the downturns in the incidence of both Primary and Secondary Fires, from the previous years’ figures.
KEY FACTS
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The number of fire deaths (at incidents attended by the Service) decreased from 8 in 2004f, to 7 in 2005f.
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All major incident categories showed a decrease throughout the year, with the exception of false alarms due to Apparatus and those raised with Good Intent.
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The number of Primary Fires attended decreased by 194 incidents, nearly 4% on the previous year, from 4,978 to 4,784 in 2005f.
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The number of Secondary Fires fell by 360 incidents (4½ %) in comparison to the figure for 2004f.
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The total for Malicious False Alarm calls decreased by almost 21½ %, with the figure for 2005f standing at 625, compared with 796, in 2004f.
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