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Fire deaths rise in England prompts 'postcode lottery' claim
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Fire deaths rise in England prompts 'postcode lottery' claim

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/fire-deaths
• Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
• Created: 2016-09-21T08:32:37.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-09-21T08:37:45.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-27T08:41:44.456Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: fire
• Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37107087
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# Fire deaths rise in England prompts 'postcode lottery' claim

![](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/fire-deaths/blob/master/Fire%20related%20deaths%20in%20England%201995-2016.png)

In August 2016 we [reported](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37107087) that the number of people dying in fire-related incidents in England had seen its biggest percentage increase in 20 years.

## Data

* [Fire statistics monitor: April 2015 to March 2016](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fire-statistics-monitor-april-2015-to-march-2016)

* [Fire and Rescue Operational Statistics Bulletin for England: 2014-15 (PDF)](https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/462817/Operational_Statistics_2014-15_statistical_release.pdf)

* [Fire Incidents Response Times: April 2014 to March 2015, England (PDF)](https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477790/Fire_and_Rescue_Response_Times_2014-15_Statistical_Release.pdf)

## Visualisation

* Line chart: Fire related deaths in England 1995 - 2016 (shown above)

* Bar chart: The fire services with the highest home fire death rates