Keeping You Safe: CFRS Annual Report 2024-25

Our vision is a Cheshire with zero deaths, injuries, and damage from fires and other emergencies. Over the past 12 months, our dedicated firefighters, community safety colleagues, and fire staff have worked hard towards achieving that goal.

Incidents we attend

In spite of the population of Cheshire increasing, the number of incidents we attend continues to fall overall. For example, compared with 2023/24, we attended 113 fewer fires overall, but 18 more accidental house fires.

Saving lives

The number of accidental house fires we attended increased by 18 compared with 2023/24. The number that started in the kitchen increased by 4% and those that were cooking related remained the same. Other common causes of house fires include electrical faults, smoking and domestic appliances.

Protecting lives and property

Safe and Well visits are our flagship community safety intervention. Our prevention team and firefighters beat their target of increasing the number of visits to most people at risk of fire, with over 29,000 visits.

Changing lives

Over 8,000 children, young people and older people visited Safety Central, our immersive safety and life skills education centre, during 2024/25.

Value for money

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service cost just under £57m in 2024/25, funded from a combination of council tax, business rates and central government grants.

Much more detail about our income and expenditure can be found in our Statement of Accounts.

You can also read about how we intend to become even more efficient and productive.

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