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

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Table 3(a) Fires 1,2 by location, detail for outdoor fires, by fire and rescue service area Scotland (England, Wales & N.Ireland) 2006

Fires

FRS Area

Total

Primary outdoor fires

Secondary Fires

Total Primary fires

Derelict buildings

Outdoor storage

Outdoor machinery and equipment

Road vehicles

Caravans

Ships and boats

Railway rolling stock

Derelict Vehicles

Grassland, crops, woods etc. 3

Other or unspecified

Total Secondary fires

Derelict buildings

Grassland, heath land etc.

Intentional straw and stubble burning

Single tree / Outdoor structure

Refuse, refuse containers

Derelict vehicles

Central

1,946

220

-

-

23

156

9

-

-

-

29

3

1,726

51

575

17

68

986

29

Dumfries & Galloway

511

134

-

-

-

101

2

-

-

-

24

7

377

-

85

-

11

278

3

Fife

2,663

342

-

-

10

243

18

-

-

-

35

37

2,321

46

809

5

46

1,398

17

Grampian

2,148

396

6

-

8

284

3

-

-

-

32

64

1,752

38

665

-

39

979

31

Highland & Islands

923

182

1

-

-

122

18

9

-

-

19

13

741

19

374

-

27

299

22

Lothian & Borders

7,012

908

-

9

42

656

16

2

1

-

139

44

6,104

127

1,745

4

148

4,005

75

Strathclyde

21,392

2,482

4

40

14

2,125

67

17

1

1

98

115

18,910

659

3,980

256

287

13,433

295

Tayside

2,281

305

1

1

8

233

2

7

-

-

25

27

1,976

35

492

40

30

988

391

Scotland

38,876

4,969

12

50

104

3,920

135

35

2

1

401

310

33,907

975

8,725

322

656

22,366

863

England

261,077

59,122

166

286

1,046

49,328

1,018

243

49

14

3,712

3,262

201,955

6,722

65,608

2,325

13,131

109,848

4,321

Wales

22,423

4,603

1

32

45

3,969

100

17

0

0

239

201

17,820

339

8,536

31

510

8,097

307

N.Ireland

15,101

2,404

3

45

57

2,026

36

5

0

0

119

113

12,697

563

4,659

0

142

6,945

388

1 Including late call, heat and smoke damage only incidents.
2 Figures for primary fires are based on sample data weighted to Fire and Rescue Service totals.
3 Fires located in grassland, crops, woods etc are included under primary fires because they involved casualties, rescues or were attended by five or more appliances.

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