Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12

Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12


Table 9: Outdoor fires by location 2002-03 to 2011-12p - Scotland3

  Primary Outdoor Fires  
  Others1 Road Vehicles Number
Year Outdoor structures Outdoor equipment and machinery Grassland and crops Woodland Other transport vehicle Other outdoors (including land) Car Abandoned Car Other Road Vehicle Abandoned Other Road Vehicle Road Vehicle (subtotal) Primary Outdoor Fire Total
2002-034 * * * * 72 * * * * * 5,401 6,663
2003-04 * * * * 34 * * * * * 4,921 6,112
2004-05 * * * * 28 * * * * * 4,002 4,968
2005-06 * * * * 44 * * * * * 3,868 4,806
2006-07 * * * * 37 * * * * * 3,856 4,907
2007-08 * * * * 37 * * * * * 3,064 4,030
2008-09 * * * * 33 * * * * * 2,931 3,839
2009-10r 716 208 143 336 28 14 1,588 402 843 159 2,992 4,437
2010-11r 676 179 140 320 39 18 1,433 338 778 139 2,688 4,060
2011-12p 573 172 154 223 24 22 1,240 282 722 114 2,358 3,526
  Secondary Outdoor Fires2  
              Refuse Number
Year Derelict buildings Grasslands Intentional straw or stubble Outdoor structure Derelict vehicle Other Outdoors (including land) Refuse - small/rubbish container
(eg wheelie bin)
Refuse - large/ rubbish container
 (eg skip)
Refuse - loose/ rubbish tip Refuse subtotal Secondary Outdoor Fires Total
2002-034 1,756 * 106 * 1,316 * * * * * 34,723
2003-04 1,868 * 130 * 1,069 * * * * * 42,181
2004-05 1,241 * 74 * 678 * * * * * 27,547
2005-06 1,184 * 403 * 539 * * * * * 31,554
2006-07 1,002 * 639 * 828 * * * * * 32,397
2007-08 942 * 1,499 * 291 * * * * * 30,385
2008-09 932 * 67 * 218 * * * * * 25,651
2009-10r 706 6,971 198 368 179 2,735 4,401 875 6,548 11,824 22,981
2010-11r 738 8,619 127 438 159 3,056 4,660 879 5,531 11,070 24,207
2011-12p 636 5,150 121 396 103 2,276 4,477 705 4,746 9,928 18,610

Notes

p -provisional

r - revised

1 - there has been a change in the recording of other primary fires - see paragraph 6.5.2 ii for details

2 - there has been a change in the recording of secondary fires - see paragraph 6.5.3 iii for details

3 - figures before 2009-10 for primary fires are based on sample data weighted to Fire and Rescue Service totals

4 - does not include incidents that occurred during national industrial action in November 2002, January 2003 and February 2003

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