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Op Fresco - operational statistics

(Latest statistics during industrial action in January 2003 can be found here)

The MOD has issued the following operational statistics during the industrial action in November 2002:

Wednesday 13 November
1800 hours to Midnight - 766 responses to emergency calls.

A breakdown of these calls by region is not available at present.

Thursday 14 November

0001 to 2359 hours - 1290 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 137 32 87

North West

 173 4 19
Home Counties 39 8 7
West Midlands 54 14 21
South West 18 12 11
South East 40 4 4
Northern Ireland 20 0 7
London 118 19 56
Wales 33 8 3
Scotland 108 13 42
Eastern 86 15 78
Totals 826 129 335

In addition, there were a further 497 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response. Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Friday 15 November

0001 to 1800 hours - 538 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 62 7 41

North West

 68 10 16
Home Counties 4 5 4
West Midlands 17 10 7
South West 37 8 1
South East 8 2 3
Northern Ireland 19 2 0
London 21 5 40
Wales 11 8 1
Scotland 43 7 4
Eastern 31 5 31
Totals 321 69 148

In addition, there were a further 182 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response. Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Friday 22 November

0900 to 2359 hours - 866 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 96 20 43

North West

 121 14 8
Home Counties 30 0 5
West Midlands 38 5 18
South West 10 2 9
South East 20 8 13
Northern Ireland 10 0 7
London 50 24 73
Wales 28 3 1
Scotland 64 8 21
Eastern 56 14 47
Totals 523 98 245

In addition, there were a further 424 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Saturday 23 November

0001 to 2359 hours - 1431 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 210 10 40

North West

 183 19 28
Home Counties 31 10 8
West Midlands 53 11 26
South West 45 19 14
South East 36 7 19
Northern Ireland 25 1 10
London 93 23 111
Wales 40 19 9
Scotland 103 5 18
Eastern 105 27 73
Totals 924 151 356

In addition, there were a further 466 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Sunday 24 November

0001 to 2359 hours - 1736 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 247 12 73

North West

 205 8 20
Home Counties 50 6 14
West Midlands 99 5 23
South West 72 12 14
South East 54 1 11
Northern Ireland 27 2 5
London 127 18 131
Wales 56 6 2
Scotland 136 10 23
Eastern 164 18 85
Totals 1237 98 401

In addition, there were a further 462 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

Following his statement at 0900 on 24 November, Brigadier Brunt has confirmed that:

  • Armed Forces personnel continue to respond well to the challenge of providing emergency fire cover;
  • the core capabilities continue to be provided by the BART and REST specialist rescue teams and the fleet of Green Goddesses, with a welcome additional capability provided by the small number of Red Goddesses that have been made available;
  • the Armed Forces are satisfied with the equipment provided by the Government which enables the required emergency cover to be maintained;
  • and, should a need for additional capabilities be identified, proper consideration will of course be given to how best these might be provided.

 

Monday 25 November

0001 to 2359 hours - 1359 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 171 21 44

North West

 174 10 17
Home Counties 40 7 13
West Midlands 57 8 24
South West 34 8 22
South East 25 7 19
Northern Ireland 23 1 4
London 107 13 114
Wales 33 3 7
Scotland 104 3 17
Eastern 145 34 50
Totals 913 115 331

In addition, there were a further 478 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Tuesday 26 November

0001 to 2359 hours - 1363 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 214 14 55

North West

 151 10 38
Home Counties 66 2 18
West Midlands 72 7 21
South West 32 13 12
South East 41 12 9
Northern Ireland 18 0 7
London 96 12 107
Wales 50 9 5
Scotland 81 5 11
Eastern 102 19 54
Totals 923 103 337

In addition, there were a further 444 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Wednesday 27 November

0001 to 2359 hours - 1124 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 141 18 59

North West

 124 9 5
Home Counties 34 6 15
West Midlands 57 7 17
South West 34 14 10
South East 43 8 5
Northern Ireland 19 3 3
London 77 12 103
Wales 26 13 3
Scotland 83 4 21
Eastern 79 25 47
Totals 717 119 288

In addition, there were a further 457 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Thursday 28 November

0001 to 2359 hours - 1151 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 162 16 46

North West

 125 16 15
Home Counties 25 9 10
West Midlands 69 11 25
South West 31 15 7
South East 23 8 5
Northern Ireland 15 0 6
London 94 10 118
Wales 27 12 2
Scotland 75 2 20
Eastern 93 19 40
Totals 739 118 294

In addition, there were a further 503 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Friday 29 November

0001 to 2359 hours - 1251 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 151 18 52

North West

 166 13 18
Home Counties 32 14 13
West Midlands 61 14 16
South West 35 13 18
South East 37 7 10
Northern Ireland 15 2 3
London 84 13 102
Wales 39 10 3
Scotland 95 9 15
Eastern 96 21 56
Totals 811 134 306

In addition, there were a further 397 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

 

Saturday 30 November

0001 to 0900 hours - 510 responses by MOD personnel to emergency calls:

Region Fire incidents Other incidents False alarms
North East
 116 10 37

North West

 55 1 7
Home Counties 10 3 2
West Midlands 25 4 4
South West 22 7 4
South East 16 1 2
Northern Ireland 6 1 1
London 26 8 18
Wales 16 3 0
Scotland 29 4 5
Eastern 46 5 16
Totals 367 47 96

In addition, there were a further 100 false alarms across the country which did not prove to require a response.
Local Authority Fire Brigades attended a number of other incidents not shown in the above totals.

A full assessment of the contingency arrangements during the 8-day strike 22-30 November can be found here in PDF format, or at the No 10 website in HTML format.
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