Fire Statistics Scotland 2012-13

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

ISBN 978 1 78256 951 0 (web only publication)
DPPAS 14695

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Erratum

An Erratum was published on 15 May 2014 Fire Statistics Scotland 2012-13 – Note of Erratum.

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1. Introduction

2. Main Points

3. Changes to data collection and revision of data
3.1 Change in data collection
3.2 Revisions on 2011-12 data
3.3 Changes to IRS categories
3.4 New tables

4. Commentary
4.1 Total number of fires (Tables 1 and 1a)
4.2 Casualties by location (Tables 2, 2a, 3 & 3a)
4.3 False alarms (Tables 4, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5 and 5a)
4.4 Special service incidents (Tables 6, 6a, 6b, 6c and 7)
4.5 Building fires (Tables 8 and 8a)
4.6 Outdoor fires (Tables 9 and 9a)
4.7 Fire casualty numbers and rates (Tables 10, 10a, 10b, 11, 11a, 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 13,13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 14, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 15, 15a, 15b, 15c and 15d)
4.8 Rescues from fires (Tables 16, 16a and 16b)
4.9 Deliberate and accidental fires (Tables 17, 18, 19 and 19a)
4.10 Smoke alarms (Tables 20 and 20a)
4.11 Causes and source of ignition of fires (Tables 21, 21a, 22, 23, 24, 24a and 24b)
4.12 Spread of fire and number of appliances attending fires (Tables 25, 26 and 26a)
4.13 Time of call to fires (Tables 27, 27a and 28)

5. Appendix of tables

6. Notes on Statistics used in this publication
6.1 Background
6.2 Changes to this publication
6.3 Revision Policy
6.4 Disclosure
6.5 Accuracy of Statistics
6.6 Additional Information
6.7 Forthcoming changes
6.8 UK Statistics Authority - Assessment Report
6.9 Glossary of terms
6.10 Symbols

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland