Fire services; fire and assistance reports 1985-2013

Fire services; fire and assistance reports 1985-2013

Regions and municipal size Periods Fire reports False alarm reports Other false alarm reports (number) Assistance reports Assistance, other than buildings (number)
Total Netherlands 2013 23,606 21,018
North of the Netherlands (LD) 2013 1,197 1,913
East of the Netherlands (LD) 2013 1,946 5,065
West of the Netherlands (LD) 2013 17,392 9,193
South of the Netherlands (LD) 2013 3,071 4,847
Drenthe (PV) 2013 106 502
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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.
False alarm reports
A false alarm is an alarm call when there is no fire. This includes
intentional false alarms.
Other false alarm reports
False alarm reports other than by fire alarm systems
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.
Assistance, other than buildings