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Publication - Statistics

Fire Statistics Scotland 2012-13

Published
8 October 2013
ISBN
9781782569510

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

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Table 25: Primary fires in dwellings and other buildings by spread of fire 2003-04 to 2012-13p - Scotland1

Primary Fires in Dwellings Number Primary Fires in Dwellings Percentage
Year Fire confined to the item Fire beyond item but confined to room Fire elsewhere in building Fire beyond building Unspecified Smoke and/or heat damage only
(no fire)2 		Total - Dwelling fires Fire confined to the item Fire beyond item but confined to room Fire elsewhere in building Fire beyond building Unspecified Smoke and/or heat damage only
(no fire)2
2003-04 * * * * * * 8,131 * * * * * *
2004-05 * * * * * * 7,048 * * * * * *
2005-06 * * * * * * 7,061 * * * * * *
2006-07 * * * * * * 6,963 * * * * * *
2007-08 * * * * * * 6,666 * * * * * *
2008-09 * * * * * * 6,705 * * * * * *
2009-10 1,392 1,249 607 87 272 2,966 6,573 21.2 19.0 9.2 1.3 4.1 45.1
2010-11r 1,516 1,254 595 113 267 2,555 6,300 24.1 19.9 9.4 1.8 4.2 40.6
2011-12r 1,611 1,223 496 59 218 2,554 6,161 26.1 19.9 8.1 1.0 3.5 41.5
2012-13p 1,505 1,100 452 80 148 2,535 5,820 25.9 18.9 7.8 1.4 2.5 43.6
Primary Fires in Other Buildings Number Primary Fires in Other Buildings Percentage
Year Fire confined to the item Fire beyond item but confined to room Fire elsewhere in building Fire beyond building Unspecified Smoke and/or heat damage only
(no fire)2 		Total - Other Buildings fires Fire confined to the item Fire beyond item but confined to room Fire elsewhere in building Fire beyond building Unspecified Smoke and/or heat damage only
(no fire)2
2003-04 * * * * * * 3,445 * * * * * *
2004-05 * * * * * * 3,134 * * * * * *
2005-06 * * * * * * 3,258 * * * * * *
2006-07 * * * * * * 2,887 * * * * * *
2007-08 * * * * * * 2,922 * * * * * *
2008-09 * * * * * * 2,630 * * * * * *
2009-10 695 602 204 315 629 563 3,008 23.1 20.0 6.8 10.5 20.9 18.7
2010-11r 757 481 194 331 254 821 2,838 26.7 16.9 6.8 11.7 8.9 28.9
2011-12r 753 477 161 331 109 887 2,718 27.7 17.5 5.9 12.2 4.0 32.6
2012-13p 639 433 146 274 56 833 2,381 26.8 18.2 6.1 11.5 2.4 35.0

Notes

p - provisional

r - revised

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

2 - there has been a change in the recording of spread of fire - see section 6.5.3 v for details

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