Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 – What percentage of call outs in Essex are fire related and how many are RTC.
Is it possible to pass on last year's figures?
Please find the figures below:
Fire Incidents RTC Incidents
Financial Year 2023/24 23% 8%
Calendar Year 2023 24% 8%
To give you more information on the other incident types, I have included a summary of entire incidents, see below:
Fire Incidents RTC Incidents Special Service Incidents False Alarm Incidents
Financial Year 2023/24 23% 8% 26% 43%
Financial Year 2022/23 30% 7% 23% 40%
Financial Year 2021/22 24% 7% 27% 42%
We hope you find this information useful.
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essexfire.gov.uk).
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/.
All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, System & Data Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
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