AQW 26026/22-27


Mr Andrew McMurray
Alliance Party
South Down


Tabled Date: 10/04/2025
Answered On Date: 29/04/2025
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the cost of Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service operations in response to landscape fires in each of the last ten years.


Answer:
Please see below for costs relating to landscape fires within each of the last 10 years:
Financial Year
Incidents
Cost (£000)
2015/16
1,431
318
2016/17
1,636
382
2017/18
2,693
593
2018/19
4,114
935
2019/20
1,423
262
2020/21
1,948
961
2021/22
1,965
702
2022/23
1,239
333
2023/24
925
490
2024/25
879
300
Total
18,253
5,277