Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12

Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12


Table 19a: Secondary fires by motive of fire - 2011-12 provisional - Fire and Rescue Service

  Accidental Secondary Fires1    
    Refuse   Number
FRS Derelict Building Grassland Intentional straw or stubble Outdoor structures 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 Total accidental secondary fires
Central 4 60 2 6 1 19 34 3 20 57 149
Dumfries & Galloway 1 36 - 13 - 3 14 3 19 36 89
Fife 4 61 2 14 2 6 35 5 29 69 158
Grampian 4 143 9 13 - 8 49 16 40 105 282
Highlands & Islands 6 295 6 11 1 17 36 7 20 63 399
Lothian & Borders 8 160 7 19 1 50 219 18 37 274 519
Strathclyde 20 168 4 68 16 56 115 19 81 215 547
Tayside 10 93 5 16 2 22 74 8 49 131 279
Scotland 57 1,016 35 160 23 181 576 79 295 950 2,422
  Deliberate Secondary Fires1    
    Refuse   Number
FRS Derelict Building Grassland Intentional straw or stubble Outdoor structures 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 Total deliberate secondary fires
Central 17 200 9 10 1 99 186 17 170 373 709
Dumfries & Galloway 1 17 - 3 - 2 30 1 40 71 94
Fife 25 218 12 28 2 49 190 11 293 494 828
Grampian 36 247 2 22 4 16 208 14 258 480 807
Highlands & Islands 10 131 2 6 4 33 21 6 66 93 279
Lothian & Borders 72 811 23 22 10 405 661 110 721 1,492 2,835
Strathclyde 393 2,263 24 128 58 1,435 2,378 435 2,650 5,463 9,764
Tayside 25 247 14 17 1 56 227 32 253 512 872
Scotland 579 4,134 86 236 80 2,095 3,901 626 4,451 8,978 16,188

Notes

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

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