Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12

Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12


Table 25: Number and percentage of primary and secondary fires by number of appliances in attendance 2009-10 to 2011-12p - Scotland1,2

    Number   Percentage
  Primary fires Primary fires
Year 1 appliance 2 appliances 3-5 appliances 6-10 appliances 11- 15 appliances 16 and above appliances Total 1 appliance 2 appliances 3-5 appliances 6-10 appliances 11- 15 appliances 16 and above appliances
2009-10 4,877 6,036 2,827 106 31 20 13,897 35.1 43.4 20.3 0.8 0.2 0.1
2010-11 4,543 5,918 2,404 155 29 27 13,076 34.7 45.3 18.4 1.2 0.2 0.2
2011-12p 3,993 5,437 2,682 130 25 14 12,281 32.5 44.3 21.8 1.1 0.2 0.1
    Number   Percentage
  Secondary fires Secondary fires
Year 1 appliance 2 appliances 3-5 appliances Total 1 appliance 2 appliances 3-5 appliances
2009-10 19,641 2,785 496 22,922 85.7 12.1 2.2
2010-11 20,471 3,190 494 24,155 84.7 13.2 2.0
2011-12p 15,577 2,559 424 18,560 83.9 13.8 2.3

Notes

p - provisional

1 - Number of appliance includes the following types from IRS: Pumping - L4T - 4 x 4 or other off road or specialist vehicle, Pumping - Pump / Pump ladder, Pumping - Small fires unit, Pumping - Water tender ladder, Pumping - Water tender, Rescue - Rescue tender, ARP - Aerial Rescue Platform

2 - Number of primary and secondary fires excludes the following types:

i) the fire and rescue authority became aware of the fire only after the fire was known to have been extinguished (late calls)

ii) where none the appliances listed in note 1 are involved

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