AQW 26026/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
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.
Asked by Andrew McMurray MLA on 10 April 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 10 April 2025
- Answer due by
- 29 April 2025
- Answered
- 29 April 202519 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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 |