Fires

(asked on 28th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures the Government uses for the recording of fire statistics; and when the next review of the Incident Reporting System is scheduled.


Answered by
Brandon Lewis Portrait
Brandon Lewis
This question was answered on 8th November 2016

Detailed information on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) is collected using the electronic Incident Recording System (IRS).

Home Office regularly publish National Statistics on the number and type of incidents attended by FRSs, using data from the IRS. As part of the transition of the IRS from the Department for Communities and Local Government to Home Office, we are currently in the early stages of considering how best to review both the IRS functionality and data collection, to ensure they continue to meet the needs of FRSs and other data users, particularly in light of the Fire Reform Agenda. We continually collect feedback about the IRS to feed into future reviews.

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