Fire services; fire and assistance reports 1985-2013

Fire services; fire and assistance reports 1985-2013

Regions and municipal size Periods Fire reports Total fire reports (number) Fire reports Outdoor fires (number) Fire reports Indoor fires Total indoor fires (number) Fire reports Chimney fires (number) Fire reports False alarm reports Total false alarm reports (number) Assistance reports Total assistance reports (number) Assistance reports False alarm reports (number)
Total Netherlands 2013 86,881 19,401 14,326 1,720 51,434 52,184 2,801
North of the Netherlands (LD) 2013 7,866 1,965 1,293 221 4,387 3,234 225
East of the Netherlands (LD) 2013 16,861 3,714 2,051 500 10,596 7,825 759
West of the Netherlands (LD) 2013 44,725 9,288 8,348 550 26,539 33,027 1,334
South of the Netherlands (LD) 2013 17,429 4,434 2,634 449 9,912 8,098 483
Groningen (PV) 2013 2,136 630 378 55 1,073 1,110 152
Friesland (PV) 2013 2,894 690 486 84 1,634 1,210 67
Drenthe (PV) 2013 2,836 645 429 82 1,680 914 6
Overijssel (PV) 2013 5,657 992 540 162 3,963 2,225 341
Flevoland (PV) 2013 2,140 602 236 26 1,276 824 0
Gelderland (PV) 2013 9,064 2,120 1,275 312 5,357 4,776 418
Utrecht (PV) 2013 5,702 1,153 624 135 3,790 2,995 380
Noord-Holland (PV) 2013 13,052 2,748 2,558 176 7,570 13,107 578
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2013 24,068 4,852 4,893 190 14,133 16,213 320
Zeeland (PV) 2013 1,903 535 273 49 1,046 712 56
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2013 11,741 2,878 1,904 352 6,607 5,508 295
Limburg (PV) 2013 5,688 1,556 730 97 3,305 2,590 188
250.000 and more inhabitants 2013 15,872 3,045 3,188 23 9,616 12,900 509
150.000 to 250.000 inhabitants 2013 9,737 2,024 1,269 91 6,353 4,660 376
100.000 to 150.000 inhabitants 2013 11,814 2,376 1,758 106 7,574 5,995 340
50.000 to 100.000 inhabitants 2013 17,096 3,997 2,803 235 10,061 9,648 472
20.000 to 50.000 inhabitants 2013 25,171 6,045 4,135 932 14,059 14,180 839
Less than 20.000 inhabitants 2013 7,191 1,914 1,173 333 3,771 4,801 265
Source: CBS.
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This table gives information about reports, including false alarm reports, made to the municipal fire brigades.
Both fire reports and assistance reports are included.
The fires are divided into outdoor fires, indoor fires and chimney fires. Assistances are divided into assistances in buildings and assistances on other locations.

The data are available by region, province and groups of cities.

For the year 2008, no information is available about both fire and assistance reports in the provinces Noord-Holland, Friesland, the regions North of the Netherlands, West of the Netherlands and the division of cities with the two highest numbers of inhabitants.

For the year 2009, no information is available about both fire and assistance reports in the provinces Noord-Holland, Flevoland, the regions East of the Netherlands, West of the Netherlands and division of cities.


Data available from 1985 to 2013.

Status of the figures:
The data are final.

Changes as of: 6 January 2017
The data on 2013 are final and the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.
This table is replaced by the following tables:'Branden en hulpverleningen; meldingen bij de brandweermeldkamer, regio', 'Branden en hulpverleningen; alarmering van de brandweer, regio' en 'Branden; reactietijden van de brandweer, regio' (only in Dutch). See section 3 for links to relevant tables.

Description topics

Fire reports
Reports of fire fighting; including false alarm reports.
Total fire reports
Outdoor fires
Open air fires that in general don't involve buildings.
Indoor fires
Fire in a more of less confined area in buildings.
Total indoor fires
Chimney fires
A chimney fire is a fire that is restricted to the chimney-pot.
False alarm reports
A false alarm is an alarm call when there is no fire. This includes
intentional false alarms.
Total false alarm reports
Total false alarm reports
Assistance reports
Reports about activities other than fire fighting, for example
freeing/rescuing people, opening doors and averting and remedying
flooding; including false alarm reports.
Total assistance reports
False alarm reports
A false alarm is an alarm call when there is no need for assistance. This
includes intentional false alarms.