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Table 9
Fires 1,2 and casualties from fires in dwellings 3 by presence and operation of smoke detectors, Scotland, 1996-2005
Year | Total | Present, operated & raised alarm | Present, operated, but did not raise alarm | Present but did not operate | Smoke alarm absent |
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Fires |
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1996 | 9,516 | 2,395 | 473 | 1,431 | 5,216 |
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1997 | 9,325 | 2,405 | 460 | 1,395 | 5,065 |
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1998 | 9,154 | 2,433 | 512 | 1,548 | 4,661 |
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1999 | 9,415 | 2,655 | 458 | 1,655 | 4,647 |
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2000 | 9,303 | 2,747 | 454 | 1,608 | 4,495 |
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2001 | 8,836 | 2,764 | 372 | 1,367 | 4,333 |
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2002 4 | 8,504 | 2,609 | 462 | 1,321 | 4,112 |
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2003 5 | 8,043 | 2,758 | 442 | 1,218 | 3,625 |
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2004 | 7,420 | 2,769 | 443 | 1,035 | 3,173 |
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2005 | 7,054 | 2,793 | 432 | 1,079 | 2,750 |
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Fatal Casualties |
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1996 | 96 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 45 |
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1997 | 74 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 37 |
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1998 | 76 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 33 |
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1999 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 41 |
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2000 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 32 |
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2001 | 86 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 30 |
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2002 4 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 21 |
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2003 5 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 |
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2004 | 76 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 27 |
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2005 | 58 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
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Non-Fatal casualties |
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1996 | 1,746 | 378 | 119 | 336 | 913 |
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1997 | 1,861 | 439 | 117 | 385 | 920 |
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1998 | 1,853 | 472 | 86 | 405 | 890 |
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1999 | 1,996 | 545 | 125 | 462 | 864 |
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2000 | 1,999 | 541 | 110 | 470 | 878 |
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2001 | 1,799 | 583 | 93 | 382 | 741 |
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2002 4 | 1,759 | 588 | 135 | 354 | 682 |
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2003 5 | 1,625 | 523 | 104 | 388 | 610 |
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2004 | 1,637 | 624 | 109 | 332 | 572 |
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2005 | 1,461 | 595 | 130 | 295 | 441 |
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1 Including late call, heat and smoke damage only incidents.
2 Prior to 2005 figures are based on sample data weighted to individual FRS totals.
3 Includes caravans, houseboats and other non-building structures used solely as a permanent dwelling.
4 Includes estimates for incidents occuring during ten days of national industrial action in November 2002.
5 Includes estimates for incidents occuring during industrial action in January and February 2003
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