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Table 10(a) Fires 1,2 in dwellings 3 and other buildings by cause and by fire and rescue service area, Scotland (England, Wales & N.Ireland) 2006
Fires |
FRS Area | Total | Cause of Fire |
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Deliberate 4 | Faulty fuel supplies | Faulty appliance and leads | Misuse of equipment or appliances | Chip or fat pan fires | Playing with fire | Careless handling of fire or hot substances | Placing articles and heat too close | Other accidental | Unspecified |
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Dwellings |
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Central | 282 | 66 | 15 | 26 | 83 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 164 | 34 | 5 | 16 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 4 | - |
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Fife | 344 | 71 | 12 | 39 | 107 | 52 | - | 20 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
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Grampian | 756 | 114 | 25 | 77 | 322 | 83 | 1 | 49 | 40 | 45 | 2 |
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Highland & Islands | 216 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 69 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 9 |
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Lothian & Borders | 1,376 | 317 | 36 | 93 | 493 | 125 | 1 | 136 | 106 | 61 | 9 |
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Strathclyde | 3,253 | 690 | 63 | 324 | 1,230 | 384 | 22 | 219 | 141 | 151 | 29 |
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Tayside | 581 | 81 | 8 | 72 | 205 | 60 | 6 | 64 | 35 | 45 | 5 |
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Scotland | 6,972 | 1,381 | 168 | 686 | 2,564 | 767 | 40 | 531 | 415 | 361 | 60 |
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England | 44,932 | 7,809 | 1,483 | 6,028 | 12,696 | 4,990 | 357 | 3,606 | 3,500 | 3,861 | 601 |
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Wales | 2,454 | 412 | 142 | 313 | 747 | 211 | 34 | 193 | 160 | 223 | 19 |
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N.Ireland | 1,431 | 508 | 31 | 165 | 226 | 152 | 14 | 104 | 85 | 121 | 24 |
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Other Buildings |
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Central | 186 | 88 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 5 | - | 9 | 5 | 29 | - |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 67 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
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Fife | 190 | 81 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 2 | - | 13 | 4 | 37 | 1 |
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Grampian | 283 | 76 | 25 | 38 | 78 | 1 | - | 22 | 12 | 31 | - |
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Highland & Islands | 135 | 45 | 8 | 15 | 14 | - | - | 7 | 22 | 18 | 7 |
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Lothian & Borders | 573 | 238 | 41 | 87 | 47 | 1 | - | 49 | 18 | 91 | 1 |
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Strathclyde | 1,324 | 639 | 50 | 301 | 109 | 12 | 3 | 47 | 36 | 89 | 38 |
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Tayside | 231 | 73 | 5 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 24 |
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Scotland | 2,989 | 1,246 | 158 | 564 | 300 | 27 | 7 | 161 | 119 | 335 | 71 |
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England | 27,519 | 10,523 | 1,444 | 5,162 | 2,962 | 527 | 17 | 1,326 | 1,229 | 3,513 | 816 |
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Wales | 1,635 | 654 | 114 | 238 | 187 | 9 | 6 | 74 | 56 | 269 | 29 |
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N.Ireland | 783 | 390 | 60 | 106 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 33 | 80 | 20 |
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1 Including late call, heat and smoke damage only incidents.
2 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 Deliberate fires include fires where deliberate or malicious ignition was merely suspected.
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