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Fatalities by item first ignited, alarm operation, age and gender

New analysis of fatalities by item first ignited, operation of alarm, age and gender

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 29 January 2026

Applies to England

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Fatalities by item first ignited, operation of alarm, age and gender, England, 2011 to 2025

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 506 KB

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Details

These statistics are sourced from the Home Office’s online Incident Recording System (IRS), which fire and rescue services (FRSs) complete for every incident they attend, be it a fire, a false alarm or a non-fire incident.

Published 29 January 2026