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The Service
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Plan...
glossary
all fires
primary fires and fires in buildings
secondary and chimney fires
domestic and non-domestic fires
fires started deliberately
fire deaths and injuries
deaths and serious injuries on roads
false alarms and hoax calls
how quickly we respond to incidents
reducing our effect on the environment
cost to the public
summary of accounts
targets for priorities
Secondary fires usually involve grassland, rubbish or empty and unused buildings.
Compared with our 2008 baseline, we have achieved a 39% reduction in the number of secondary fires we attended.
As the graph shows, the pattern of our reduction mirrors what is happening with the national average.
The number of chimney fires we attend depends largely on the weather. We attend an extremely small number of these during the warmer summer months. In 2010 to 2011 we saw an increase of over 15% compared with 2009 to 2010.
The number of chimney fires in Hampshire is high compared with the national average. We need to improve on this. In the past year we have run a series of campaigns that aim to reduce the number of thatch and chimney fires.
We will not know the result for a number of years, but we will continue to make property owners aware of the risks of chimney fires.
During the home-safety visits we offer advice to everyone who has an open fire and tell them about the importance of cleaning and maintaining the structure of their chimney.
