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

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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

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

Dwellings

Central

282

66

15

26

83

30

6

18

18

18

1

Dumfries & Galloway

164

34

5

16

56

11

3

8

27

4

-

Fife

344

71

12

39

107

52

-

20

24

13

5

Grampian

756

114

25

77

322

83

1

49

40

45

2

Highland & Islands

216

8

5

38

69

22

1

17

24

23

9

Lothian & Borders

1,376

317

36

93

493

125

1

136

106

61

9

Strathclyde

3,253

690

63

324

1,230

384

22

219

141

151

29

Tayside

581

81

8

72

205

60

6

64

35

45

5

Scotland

6,972

1,381

168

686

2,564

767

40

531

415

361

60

England

44,932

7,809

1,483

6,028

12,696

4,990

357

3,606

3,500

3,861

601

Wales

2,454

412

142

313

747

211

34

193

160

223

19

N.Ireland

1,431

508

31

165

226

152

14

104

85

121

24

Other Buildings

Central

186

88

4

36

9

5

-

9

5

29

-

Dumfries & Galloway

67

6

14

15

13

5

-

2

5

8

-

Fife

190

81

11

23

16

2

-

13

4

37

1

Grampian

283

76

25

38

78

1

-

22

12

31

-

Highland & Islands

135

45

8

15

14

-

-

7

22

18

7

Lothian & Borders

573

238

41

87

47

1

-

49

18

91

1

Strathclyde

1,324

639

50

301

109

12

3

47

36

89

38

Tayside

231

73

5

49

13

1

4

12

16

33

24

Scotland

2,989

1,246

158

564

300

27

7

161

119

335

71

England

27,519

10,523

1,444

5,162

2,962

527

17

1,326

1,229

3,513

816

Wales

1,635

654

114

238

187

9

6

74

56

269

29

N.Ireland

783

390

60

106

49

7

0

39

33

80

20

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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