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Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12
Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12
Table 20a: Primary dwelling fires and casualties by presence and operation of smoke alarms 2011-12 provisional - Fire and Rescue Service
| Primary Dwelling Fires | Number | Primary Dwelling Fires | Percentage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRS | Present, operated & raised alarm | Present, operated but did not raise alarm | Present but did not operate | Smoke alarm absent | Don't know if smoke alarm was present2 | Total fires | Present, operated & raised alarm | Present, operated but did not raise alarm | Present but did not operate | Smoke alarm absent | Don't know if smoke alarm was present2 |
| Central | 80 | 15 | 37 | 112 | 3 | 247 | 32.4 | 6.1 | 15.0 | 45.3 | 1.2 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 51 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 106 | 48.1 | 10.4 | 30.2 | 10.4 | 0.9 |
| Fife | 109 | 34 | 39 | 118 | 3 | 303 | 36.0 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 38.9 | 1.0 |
| Grampian | 302 | 44 | 72 | 232 | 7 | 657 | 46.0 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 35.3 | 1.1 |
| Highlands & Islands | 64 | 20 | 21 | 65 | 16 | 186 | 34.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 34.9 | 8.6 |
| Lothian & Borders | 466 | 97 | 163 | 456 | 17 | 1,199 | 38.9 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 38.0 | 1.4 |
| Strathclyde | 1,392 | 221 | 361 | 905 | 68 | 2,947 | 47.2 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 30.7 | 2.3 |
| Tayside | 196 | 43 | 77 | 180 | 8 | 504 | 38.9 | 8.5 | 15.3 | 35.7 | 1.6 |
| Scotland | 2,660 | 485 | 802 | 2,079 | 123 | 6,149 | 43.3 | 7.9 | 13.0 | 33.8 | 2.0 |
| Fatal Casualties - Primary Dwelling Fires | Number | Fatal Casualties - Primary Dwelling Fires | Percentage | ||||||||
| FRS | Present, operated & raised alarm | Present, operated but did not raise alarm | Present but did not operate | Smoke alarm absent | Don't know if smoke alarm was present2 | Total fatal casualties | Present, operated & raised alarm | Present, operated but did not raise alarm | Present but did not operate | Smoke alarm absent | Don't know if smoke alarm was present2 |
| Central | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 33.3 | - | 66.7 | - | - |
| Dumfries & Galloway | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 100.0 | - | - |
| Fife | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | - |
| Grampian | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | - | 25.0 |
| Highlands & Islands | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | - | 25.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | - |
| Lothian & Borders | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | - | - |
| Strathclyde | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 27.8 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 27.8 | 22.2 |
| Tayside | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 40.0 | - | 20.0 | 40.0 | - |
| Scotland | 15 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 29.4 | 17.6 | 23.5 | 19.6 | 9.8 |
| Non-Fatal Casualties - Primary Dwelling Fires1 | Number | Non-Fatal Casualties - Primary Dwelling Fires1 | Percentage | ||||||||
| FRS | Present, operated & raised alarm | Present, operated but did not raise alarm | Present but did not operate | Smoke alarm absent | Don't know if smoke alarm was present2 | Total non-fatal casualties | Present, operated & raised alarm | Present, operated but did not raise alarm | Present but did not operate | Smoke alarm absent | Don't know if smoke alarm was present2 |
| Central | 15 | 3 | 10 | 26 | - | 54 | 27.8 | 5.6 | 18.5 | 48.1 | - |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 25 | 60.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | - |
| Fife | 20 | 12 | 6 | 20 | - | 58 | 34.5 | 20.7 | 10.3 | 34.5 | - |
| Grampian | 47 | 21 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 118 | 39.8 | 17.8 | 11.0 | 30.5 | 0.8 |
| Highlands & Islands | 26 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 61 | 42.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 47.5 | 3.3 |
| Lothian & Borders | 150 | 32 | 48 | 92 | 19 | 341 | 44.0 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 27.0 | 5.6 |
| Strathclyde | 214 | 60 | 54 | 146 | 9 | 483 | 44.3 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 30.2 | 1.9 |
| Tayside | 32 | 6 | 7 | 24 | - | 69 | 46.4 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 34.8 | - |
| Scotland | 519 | 139 | 144 | 376 | 31 | 1,209 | 42.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 31.1 | 2.6 |
Notes
1 - there has been a change in the recording of non-fatal casualties and 2009-10 and beyond can no longer be compared to previous years - see paragraph 6.5.2 ii for details
2 - there has been a change in the recording of smoke alarms - see paragraph 6.5.3 iv
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