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West Midlands Fire Service Incidents

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This dataset contains detailed information from the West Midlands Fire Service on their fire and rescue incidents.

This dataset is a comprehensive resource for analysing patterns in fire service and understanding the distribution of different incident types across the West Midlands region. It can be used to explore the effectiveness of response times, identifying high-risk areas, and evaluate safety interventions.

The location data provided is at LSOA level from 2011 geographies. This has been converted to the 2021 geography using the ONS Best Fit Lookup to enable easier mapping with modern layouts.

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Incident Date

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	incident_date
Type	datetime
Sample

District

District the incident occurred

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	district
Type	text
Sample

Ward

Ward the incident occurred

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	ward
Type	text
Sample

Station area

The station area where the incident took place. This is not necessarily the station whose crews attended the incident.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	brigade_location
Type	text
Sample

LSOA21CD

LSOA the incident occurred. Converted from LSOA11 to LSOA21 by Best Fit Lookup

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	lsoa21cd
Type	text
Sample

Revised Incident Type

The incident type as it is at the end of the incident.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	definition
Type	text
Sample

Property Type

Type of property where the incident occurred

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	property_type
Type	text
Sample

Tenure

Type of tenure

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	tenure
Type	text
Sample

Motive

Incident motive

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	motive
Type	text
Sample

Classification

Description of the type of incident

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	classification
Type	text
Sample

Injuries

Number of all non-fatal injuries resulting from the incident

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	injuries
Type	integer
Sample

Fatalities

Number of fatalities resulting from the incident

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	fatalities
Type	integer
Sample

BRV Count

Number of Brigade Response Vehicles that attended the incident. Typically a smaller fire response vehicle for smaller or specialist incidents.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	brv_count
Type	integer
Sample

PRL Count

Number of Pump Rescue Ladders that attended the incident. The main vehicle equipped with a ladder, water pumps and rescue equipment.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	prl_count
Type	integer
Sample

BSV Count

Number of Brigade Support Vehicles that attended the incident. These vehicles are small vehicles responding mainly to alarm calls.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	bsv_count
Type	integer
Sample

HP Count

Number of Hydraulic Platforms that attended the incident. A vehicle with an extendable platform or ladder.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	hp_count
Type	integer
Sample

Was fire out on arrival?

On arrival to the incident was the fire already out

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	was_fire_out_on_arrival
Type	text
Sample

Discovered By

Who discovered the fire

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	discovered_by
Type	text
Sample

Source of Ignition

What started the fire

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	source_of_ignition
Type	text
Sample

Place Fire Started

The place the fire started

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	place_fire_started
Type	text
Sample

Fire Caused By

The cause of the fire

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	fire_caused_by
Type	text
Sample

Item Mainly Responsible

Item responsible for the cause of the incident

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	item_mainly_responsible
Type	text
Sample

Working Smoke Alarm

Was there a working smoke alarm at the place the incident occurred

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	working_smoke_alarm
Type	text
Sample

SSC Type

Type of Special Service Call

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	ssc_type
Type	text
Sample

False Alarm Reason

Reason for the false alarm

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	false_alarm_reason
Type	text
Sample

RTC Type

Type of Road Traffic Collision

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	rtc_type
Type	text
Sample

Vehicle Fire Source

Where the fire started for a vehicle fire

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	veh_fire_source
Type	text
Sample

centroid

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	centroid
Type	geo point
Sample

Lithium ion battery involved

Whether a lithium ion battery was involved in the fire - please note this is a manually generated field and some incidents may have been missed.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	lithium_ion_battery_involved
Type	text
Sample

Property Type Group

Property type by group

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	property_type_group
Type	text
Sample

Source of Ignition Group

What started the fire grouped into categories

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	source_of_ignition_group
Type	text
Sample

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}

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