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Number of fires in England with “solar panel” or “photovoltaic panel” mentioned in the additional information free text

Updated analysis of the number of fires in England with “solar panel” or “photovoltaic panel” mentioned in the additional information free text.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 26 October 2023
• Last updated: 29 January 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Number of fires in England with “solar panel” or “photovoltaic panel” mentioned in the additional information free text, England, 2010 to 2025

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 264 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 26 October 2023

Last updated 29 January 2026 + show all updates

1. 29 January 2026

   Updated data table for ad-hoc table

2. 26 October 2023

   First published.