The Scottish Government

Fires ¹ and casualties ² from fires in dwellings ³ by presence and operation of smoke detectors, by brigade area, Scotland (England, Wales & N.Ireland) 2001

Table 9(a)

Brigade Area

Total ⁴

Present, operated & raised alarm

Present, operated, but did not raise alarm

Present but did not operate

Smoke alarm absent

Unspecified

Fires

Central

338

115

41

66

117

-

Dumfries & Galloway

159

39

9

31

81

-

Fife

456

120

37

78

220

-

Grampian

733

332

36

156

209

-

Highland & Islands

261

66

42

49

104

-

Lothian & Borders

1,784

445

68

354

916

-

Strathclyde

4,314

1,383

110

489

2,332

-

Tayside

789

262

26

149

352

-

Scotland

8,834

2,762

370

1,371

4,331

-

England

54,779

13,548

2,128

5,945

33,153

6

Wales

3,291

924

201

502

1,664

-

N.Ireland

2,110

449

85

318

1,256

1

Fatal Casualties

Central

5

1

1

3

-

-

Dumfries & Galloway

3

-

1

1

1

-

Fife

4

2

1

-

1

-

Grampian

10

4

-

4

2

-

Highland & Islands

6

1

1

1

3

-

Lothian & Borders

11

-

2

5

4

-

Strathclyde

40

8

3

8

21

-

Tayside

9

5

-

4

-

-

Scotland

88

21

9

26

32

-

England

354

42

22

62

228

-

Wales

23

1

5

5

12

-

N.Ireland

15

1

1

4

9

-

Non Fatal Casualties

Central

115

52

11

38

14

-

Dumfries & Galloway

25

4

4

9

8

-

Fife

86

22

2

26

36

-

Grampian

128

40

10

39

39

-

Highland & Islands

62

29

1

4

28

-

Lothian & Borders

304

91

19

76

118

-

Strathclyde

879

282

41

149

407

-

Tayside

200

63

5

41

91

-

Scotland

1,799

583

93

382

741

-

England

10,949

2,530

485

1,859

6,073

2

Wales

783

220

48

156

359

-

N.Ireland

350

96

24

85

144

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