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Dimension Society and Culture
Sub-Dimension Safety, Housing and Social Inclusion

Category Safety
KPI Name Fire Service
KPI No. SC: SH: SA: 7C Type: Core Type: Structural

Definition / Number of firefighters per 100 000 inhabitants
Description

Rationale / Firefighting is a fundamental service provided by cities to provide protection
Interpretation / of life and property. Firefighters are often the first responders to many other
Benchmarking emergencies.
The city shall report on the number of full-time firefighters (expressed as FTE) who
respond to calls. It shall exclude other administrative and management staff, who
are not directly involved in fire suppression, communication and dispatching of
services to a fire site. (ISO, 2015)

An improving trend and higher values are considered positive based on economic
and safety factors.

Source(s) NOTE – ISO. Sustainable Development of Communities-Indicators for City Services
and Quality of Life. 2015
Methodology Calculate as:

Numerator: Number of full-time firefighters (expressed as FTE).
Denominator: One 100 000th of the city’s population.
Unit Number / 100 000 inhabitants
Data Sources Data can be collected from municipal fire service personnel records.
/ Relevant
Databases
SDG Reference(s) SDG Target 3.d: Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing
countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global
health risks.
Verification Check to see if calculation is based on 100 000 inhabitants and consistent with
Guidance population.
Check data source.

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