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Data Provider: Welsh Government Primary and secondary grassland, woodland and crop fires by month and financial year
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Click here to sortPrimary firesIncludes all fires in non-derelict buildings and vehicles or in outdoor structures, or any fire involving casualties, rescues, or fires attended by five or more appliances.Click here to sortSecondary firesThese are the majority of outdoor fires including grassland and refuse fires unless they involve casualties or rescues, property loss or five or more appliances attend. They include fires in single derelict buildings. They are reported in less detail than other fires and consequently less information concerning them is available.Click here to sortPrimary firesIncludes all fires in non-derelict buildings and vehicles or in outdoor structures, or any fire involving casualties, rescues, or fires attended by five or more appliances.Click here to sortSecondary firesThese are the majority of outdoor fires including grassland and refuse fires unless they involve casualties or rescues, property loss or five or more appliances attend. They include fires in single derelict buildings. They are reported in less detail than other fires and consequently less information concerning them is available.Click here to sortPrimary firesIncludes all fires in non-derelict buildings and vehicles or in outdoor structures, or any fire involving casualties, rescues, or fires attended by five or more appliances.Click here to sortSecondary firesThese are the majority of outdoor fires including grassland and refuse fires unless they involve casualties or rescues, property loss or five or more appliances attend. They include fires in single derelict buildings. They are reported in less detail than other fires and consequently less information concerning them is available.Click here to sortPrimary firesIncludes all fires in non-derelict buildings and vehicles or in outdoor structures, or any fire involving casualties, rescues, or fires attended by five or more appliances.Click here to sortSecondary firesThese are the majority of outdoor fires including grassland and refuse fires unless they involve casualties or rescues, property loss or five or more appliances attend. They include fires in single derelict buildings. They are reported in less detail than other fires and consequently less information concerning them is available.
[Collapse]Annual totalTotals are not recaculated if any months are deselected.1402,3182,4581802,4392,6191851,6031,788.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Annual totalTotals are not recaculated if any months are deselected.April467778233352455792202299131140
May894102111952063239142310143153
June121882002021223210357167412129141
July1019220248425473231281519106115
August169110751612663432369116125
September813614491781873454834952
October434383454812728.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
November233351222332326.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
December118191171813334.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
January531360161624951.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
February25254311111401212.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
March266726980828247276.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable

Metadata

General description

This table shows numbers of Grassland, Woodland and Crop fires by month.
2009-10 data were extracted from IRS in May 2011.
2010-11 data were extracted from IRS in May 2012.
2011-12 data were extracted from IRS in May 2013.
2012-13 data were extracted from IRS in May 2014.
2013-14 data were extracted from IRS in June 2015.
2014-15 data were extracted from IRS in July 2016.
2015-16 data were extracted from IRS in July 2017.
2016-17 data were extracted from IRS in July 2018.
2017-18 data were extracted from IRS in July 2019.
2018-19 data were extracted from IRS in September 2020
2019-20 data were extracted from IRS in August 2021.
2020-21 data were extracted from IRS in August 2022.
2021-22 data were extracted from IRS in August 2023.
2022-23 and 2023-24 data were extracted from IRS in August 2024.
April 2024 to September 2024 were extracted in February 2025.
2023-24 and April to September 2024 data are currently provisional and will be updated September 2025.

Source: The Home Office
Added to StatsWales: August 2011
Contact: stats.inclusion@gov.wales

Data collection and calculation

Data were collected via the Incident Recording System (IRS).

Frequency of publication

Twice yearly

Data reference periods

Financial years 2009-10 to September 2024

Users, uses and context

The data are used to inform policy decisions and to provide contextual information. The data is used by the Welsh Government to help monitor trends in incidents attended by FRAs over time and provides information on FRAs’ performance and activities to citizens and communities in Wales.
See web link for further information.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

Revisions are marked with an (r). The most recent year shown is currently provisional and may be revised when the table is next updated.

Title

Primary and secondary grassland, woodland and crop fires by month

Last update

March 2025 March 2025

Next update

September 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Fire incident recording system, Home Office

Contact email

stats.inclusion@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Fire and rescue authorities

Geographical coverage

Fire and rescue authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

See weblinks

Keywords

Fire, Fire and Rescue Authorities, Grassland, Woodland, Crop, month