Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is achieving high levels of service performance and increasing its rate of improvement. In 2006/07 the Service improved against 79 per cent of national performance indicators and 56 per cent were among the best, making the Service the highest performer nationally. It achieved this through good performance management and scrutiny. The Service met 87 per cent of its targets, improving performance in all areas apart from the number of deliberate fires, which increased slightly. At the same time the Service reduced expenditure from £32.40 per head of population to £30.50 (5.9 per cent). An independent survey shows that 64 per cent of residents are satisfied with Dorset’s fire service.