NFRS 2023 131 - Fires involving people with dementia

You asked for

If possible, could you please update my request and provide the following more detailed information (if known)

1. Number of fire incidents attended by your service involving people living with dementia in the years 2023, 2022, and 2021.
2. The above broken down into actual fire incidents and false alarms.
3. Number of deaths from fire related incidents for people living with dementia 2023, 2022, and 2021.

Our Response:

1. Number of fire incidents attended by your service involving people living with dementia in the years 2023, 2022, and 2021.

   Answer: -

   • 2021: 35
   • 2022: 21
   • 2023: 21
2. The above broken down into actual fire incidents and false alarms.

   Answer: - Fires:

   • 2021: 6
   • 2022: 3
   • 2023: 2
   False alarms:
   • 2021: 29
   • 2022: 18
   • 2023: 19
3. Number of deaths from fire related incidents for people living with dementia 2023, 2022, and 2021.

   Answer: -

   No Information Held, no fatalities have been recorded for 2021, 2022 and 2023 related to incidents of fire for people living with dementia.