Government of Jersey

Number of fires in Jersey (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 24 March 2023.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request

How many fires are reported in Jersey yearly? Specifically fires of any magnitude that resulted in damage to public and commercial dwellings and property, but not including outdoor fires on public land for example bush fires that resulted in no damage to property. Five years of data is sufficient if this information is available.

Response

Jersey Fire and Rescue have responded to the following fire related incidents between 2018 and 2022:

Year	Total number of Fires responded to	Fires responded to which involved dwellings, other property, outdoor structures, vehicles, etc
2018	241	185
2019	191	144
2020	154	113
2021	168	118
2022	175	113