Fire Statistics Scotland 2012-13

Statistical bulletin providing statistics on the incidents that Scotland's Fire and Rescue Services attended in 2012-13.


Table 20a: Primary dwelling fires and casualties by presence and operation of smoke alarms 2012-13 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 67 22 36 71 10 206 32.5 10.7 17.5 34.5 4.9
Dumfries & Galloway 50 18 27 11 1 107 46.7 16.8 25.2 10.3 0.9
Fife 107 30 43 117 1 298 35.9 10.1 14.4 39.3 0.3
Grampian 273 45 42 191 4 555 49.2 8.1 7.6 34.4 0.7
Highlands & Islands 54 28 25 62 14 183 29.5 15.3 13.7 33.9 7.7
Lothian & Borders 475 104 164 446 18 1,207 39.4 8.6 13.6 37.0 1.5
Strathclyde 1,406 196 385 764 37 2,788 50.4 7.0 13.8 27.4 1.3
Tayside 204 38 84 139 11 476 42.9 8.0 17.6 29.2 2.3
Scotland 2,636 481 806 1,801 96 5,820 45.3 8.3 13.8 30.9 1.6
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 - - - 1 - 100.0 - - -
Dumfries & Galloway - - - - - - - - - - -
Fife 1 - 1 - - 2 50.0 - 50.0 - -
Grampian - 1 1 3 1 6 - 16.7 16.7 50.0 16.7
Highlands & Islands - 1 1 - 1 3 - 33.3 33.3 - 33.3
Lothian & Borders 2 2 2 4 1 11 18.2 18.2 18.2 36.4 9.1
Strathclyde 7 1 2 6 - 16 43.8 6.3 12.5 37.5 -
Tayside 1 1 - - - 2 50.0 50.0 - - -
Scotland 11 7 7 13 3 41 26.8 17.1 17.1 31.7 7.3
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 11 3 5 5 - 24 45.8 12.5 20.8 20.8 -
Dumfries & Galloway 18 5 7 2 - 32 56.3 15.6 21.9 6.3 -
Fife 26 12 3 21 - 62 41.9 19.4 4.8 33.9 -
Grampian 49 14 5 38 3 109 45.0 12.8 4.6 34.9 2.8
Highlands & Islands 13 12 6 18 8 57 22.8 21.1 10.5 31.6 14.0
Lothian & Borders 100 22 40 86 6 254 39.4 8.7 15.7 33.9 2.4
Strathclyde 272 53 66 120 20 531 51.2 10.0 12.4 22.6 3.8
Tayside 47 15 13 15 5 95 49.5 15.8 13.7 15.8 5.3
Scotland 536 136 145 305 42 1,164 46.0 11.7 12.5 26.2 3.6

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 section 6.5.2 ii for details

2 - there has been a change in the recording of smoke alarms - see section 6.5.3 iv

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