BLACKBURN and Darwen's most fire-prone areas have been revealed.
Through an interactive map, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has released its callout activity over the last 12 months.
The information is broken down into overall activity, which includes fires, crashes, and false alarms, as well as the number of accidental fires, deliberate fires and number of high risk home fire safety checks.
In Blackburn with Darwen there were 1,951 callouts, 303 deliberate anti-social behaviour fires, 29 deliberate fires and 128 accidental fires between April 2018 and March 2019.
The data shows Queen's Park ward was the busiest in the borough, with 185 callouts between April 2018 and March 2019.
These include 15 deliberate anti-social behaviour fires, four deliberate building fires and four accidental fires.
The next busiest is Shear Brow with 161 callouts, these included 21 deliberate anti-social fires, three deliberate building fires and five accidental fires.
Assistant chief fire officer, Ben Norman, said the incidents data log was to show the public how the fire service works in their area.
He said: "This is a part of our desire to be as open and transparent with the public we serve as possible.
"This supports the wider digital agenda knowing that the people of Lancashire can use this system to query and question our delivery in an effective and efficient manner.
"We welcome contact through our 'contact us' and freedom of information processes but we very much hope that our new service will allow most questions to be answered in a timely and engaging way through our website enhancement.
"The information has been broken down into ward and district level to display accidental and deliberate fires in each area for the previous year, this allows people to understand risk in their area as well as our performance in terms of fire engine attendance times."
Notable fires during the data time period including a roof collapsing on a house in Martindale Close in Shadsworth in September last year.
Eight fire service vehicles were called to the scene and spent several hours battling with the blaze.
A 70-year-old woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a fire at a high-rise block of flats in Blackburn in December.
A 15-year-old boy died when he suffered a cardiac arrest after being involved in a house fire in Brunel Walk, Blackburn in the same month.
Ewood had 155 callouts, of which 40 were deliberate anti-social behaviour fires, four deliberate building fires and four accidental fires.
Mr Norman said: "Critically there is home fire safety related information contained in the new feature and links to key messages that we want every resident to consider.
"To help reduce the number of fires and harm we urge residents to ensure they have working smoke alarms fitted in each area of their home and have an escape route in place.
"Cooking fires are, and have consistently been, the most common cause of accidental dwelling fires in Lancashire.
"We are running a campaign over the summer urging people to 'Keep it Clean, Keep it Clear,' be aware of loose clothing, not getting distracted by phones, TV, children, alcohol, sleep etc and checking the timing and what you put in a microwave when using one."
Here is a breakdown of each ward in Blackburn with Darwen
Queen's Park
Overall activity 185
Accidental dwelling fires 4
Accidental building fires 5
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 15
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 4
Shear Brow
Overall activity 161
Accidental dwelling fires 4
Accidental building fires 1
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 21
Deliberate fires - dwellings 2
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 1
Ewood
Overall activity 155
Accidental dwelling fires 2
Accidental building fires 2
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 40
Deliberate fires - dwellings 3
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 1
Shadsworth with Whitebirk
Overall activity 132
Accidental dwelling fires 7
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 3
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 30
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 1
Mill Hill
Overall activity 119
Accidental dwelling fires 5
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 3
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 30
Deliberate fires - dwellings 2
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 1
Sudell
Overall activity 107
Accidental dwelling fires 7
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 2
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 20
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 2
Sunnyhurst
Overall activity 88
Accidental dwelling fires 4
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 3
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 11
Deliberate fires - dwellings 1
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 2
Little Harwood
Overall activity 85
Accidental dwelling fires 6
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 3
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 7
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Higher Croft
Overall Activity 81
Accidental Dwelling Fires 4
Accidental Building Fires (Non Dwellings) 2
Deliberate Fires - Anti Social Behaviour 19
Deliberate Fires - Dwellings 0
Deliberate Fires - Non Dwellings 0
Beardwood with Lammack
Overall activity 60
Accidental dwelling fires 3
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 1
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 9
Deliberate fires - dwellings 1
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 1
Corporation Park
Overall activity 60
Accidental dwelling fires 2
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 0
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 17
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Earcroft
Overall activity 59
Accidental dwelling fires 3
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 1
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 2
Deliberate fires - dwellings 1
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Livesey with Pleasington
Overall activity 57
Accidental dwelling fires 3
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 2
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 2
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Bastwell
Overall activity 53
Accidental dwelling fires 4
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 1
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 6
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
North Turton with Tockholes
Overall activity 48
Accidental dwelling fires 0
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 1
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 6
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Brown hill Overall 41
Accidental dwelling fires 1
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 3
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 5
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Fernhurst
Overall activity 41
Accidental dwelling fires 0
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 2
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 8
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Meadowhead
Overall Activity 38
Accidental Dwelling Fires 5
Accidental Building Fires (Non Dwellings) 0
Deliberate Fires - Anti Social Behaviour 5
Deliberate Fires - Dwellings 1
Deliberate Fires - Non Dwellings 0
Marsh House
Overall activity 32
Accidental dwelling fires 2
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 1
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 2
Deliberate fires - dwellings 3
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Whitehall
Overall activity 25
Accidental dwelling fires 2
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 0
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 3
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
East rural
Overall activity 16
Accidental dwelling fires 2
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 1
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 0
Deliberate fires - dwellings 0
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 0
Audley
Overall activity - not given
Accidental dwelling fires 2
Accidental building fires (non dwellings) 4
Deliberate fires - anti social behaviour 29
Deliberate fires - dwellings 1
Deliberate fires - non dwellings 2
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