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Fire crews attend record number of pet rescues

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Jones, I. (2026, September 30). Fire crews attend record number of pet rescues. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/england-government-ministry-of-housing-press-association-fire-b1299029.html

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Fire crews in England responded to a record number of 3,640 incidents involving domestic animals needing assistance from March 2025 to March 2026, marking an 8% increase from the previous year and setting a new high since data collection began in 2009. The article highlights various types of rescues, including freeing pets trapped in confined spaces or at heights, and saving them from water or mud. Additionally, it notes that non-fire incidents overall reached their highest level with fire services handling 215,583 such cases during the same period, a significant increase from a decade earlier.

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In the year to March 2026, fire crews in England responded to 3,640 incidents involving domestic animals needing assistance, marking an 8% increase from the previous year and setting a new record since comparable data collection began in 2009/10. Of these, 1,245 cases involved pets rescued from heights like roofs or trees, while 1,590 were rescues where animals had become trapped. Additionally, crews responded to 208 water and mud rescue calls for pets and 207 incidents involving animals stuck below ground level.

Other notable non-fire emergency responses in 2025/26 included 13,760 calls related to malfunctioning lifts (with 1,909 resulting from distress situations) and 7,167 cases of removing objects from people's bodies, particularly involving rings (4,960 instances). Fire services also handled 205 mud rescue operations for humans and 22 evacuations due to unexploded bombs.

Overall, fire and rescue services in England managed a total of 215,583 non-fire incidents during the financial year 2025/26, representing a significant 41% increase from 153,006 recorded a decade earlier. This highlights the expanding role of firefighters beyond traditional firefighting duties to include diverse emergency services.

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Crews attended 3,640 incidents in the year to March where domestic animals needed assistance, up 8% from 3,366 in the previous 12 months. asserted

animals → attend → months

The total includes 1,245 occasions when pets were rescued from heights, such as roofs or trees, and 1,590 where they had to be freed after getting trapped. asserted

they → include → roofs

A further 208 incidents involved rescuing a pet from water or mud, while 207 were from areas classed as “below ground”. asserted

207 → involve → ground

The total of 3,640 incidents of domestic animal assistance in the year to March 2026 is the highest since comparable data began in 2009/10. asserted

data → begin → 2009/10

Among the other incidents listed for 2025/26 are: – 13,760 where crews were called to release a malfunctioning lift, of which 1,909 involved someone in distress; – 7,167 removals of objects from people, including 4,960 involving rings; – 205 rescues of people stuck in mud; – and 22 evacuations connected with unexploded bombs, none of which were terrorist-related. asserted

none → list → which

Overall, fire and rescue services in England dealt with 215,583 non-fire incidents in the 12 months to March, the highest for any financial year since data began, and up 41% on 153,006 a decade ago. asserted

data → deal → 153,006

Crews attended 10,841 non-fire false alarms in 2025/26, 97% of which were classed as “good intent”, where the caller genuinely believed there to be an incident. asserted

caller → attend → intent

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