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Statistical Bulletin: Crime and Justice Series: Fire Statistics Scotland, 2006

DescriptionStatistics relating to fires in Scotland.
ISBN0264 1178
Official Print Publication DateApril 2008
Website Publication DateApril 29, 2008

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A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

ISBN 978 0 7559 7083 4 NS logo
ISSN 0264 1178

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Contents

1. Introduction

2. Main Points

3. Commentary
3.1 Total number of fires
3.2 Building fires
3.3 Outdoor fires
3.4 Casualties from fires
3.5 Casualty rates from fires
3.6 Deliberate fires
3.7 Accidental fires
3.8 Fatal casualties in dwelling fires
3.9 Smoke alarms
3.10 Causes of fires
3.11 False fire alarms
3.12 Call out times to fires
3.13 Casualties from fires in dwellings, by time of call

4. Appendix of Tables

5. Notes on statistics used in this bulletin
5.1 Source of Statistics
5.2 Fatalities
5.3 Deliberate and accidental fires
5.4 Selection of samples of primary fires, 1994 to 2004
5.5 Definitions
5.6 Symbols
5.7 Publications of fire statistics
5.8 Industrial Action

Scottish Government Statistician Group

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