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