False alarms, 1994-2008, by reason and year

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Reason

The marked changes between 1995 and 1996 in the numbers of false alarm calls for good intent and due to apparatus are partly the result of coding changes. Guidance clarifying false alarm calls to be included in the due to apparatus category as applied by some fire brigades has resulted in some false alarm calls being classified into this category rather than good intent.

Reason 1

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Total

22,423

21,823

21,192

21,190

20,001

19,541

18,963

20,005

18,746

19,665

17,774

18,822

19,754

19,645

18,824

Total

Due to Apparatus Due to Apparatus - the call was initiated by fire alarm and firefighting equipment operating (including accidental initiation of alarm apparatus by person).

Due to Apparatus - the call was initiated by fire alarm and firefighting equipment operating (including accidental initiation of alarm apparatus by person).

4,885

6,380

7,539

10,297

11,364

10,900

10,358

10,775

10,546

10,693

10,840

11,927

12,197

12,158

12,321

Good Intent Good Intent - the call was made in good faith in the belief that the Fire and Rescue Service really would attend a fire.

9,145

9,335

7,888

6,496

4,477

4,737

4,845

5,507

5,282

6,638

5,056

5,231

5,887

5,957

5,039

Malicious $Malicious - the call was made with the intention of getting the Fire and Rescue Service to attend a non-existent fire-related event. This includes \'deliberate\' and \'suspected malicious\' intentions.$

8,393

6,108

5,765

4,397

4,160

3,904

3,760

3,723

2,918

2,334

1,878

1,664

1,670

1,530

1,464

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