Fire Statistics Scotland 2012-13

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


Table 9: Outdoor fires by location 2003-04 to 2012-13p - Scotland3

Primary Outdoor Fires
Others1 Road Vehicles Number
Year Outdoor structures Outdoor equipment and machinery Grassland and crops Woodland Other transport vehicle Other outdoors (including land) Car Abandoned Car Other Road Vehicle Abandoned Other Road Vehicle Road Vehicle (subtotal) Primary Outdoor Fire Total
2003-04 * * * * 34 * * * * * 4,921 6,112
2004-05 * * * * 28 * * * * * 4,002 4,968
2005-06 * * * * 44 * * * * * 3,868 4,806
2006-07 * * * * 37 * * * * * 3,856 4,907
2007-08 * * * * 37 * * * * * 3,064 4,030
2008-09 * * * * 33 * * * * * 2,931 3,839
2009-10 716 208 143 336 28 14 1,588 402 843 159 2,992 4,437
2010-11r 676 179 140 320 39 18 1,433 338 778 139 2,688 4,060
2011-12r 577 172 157 221 26 22 1,243 282 724 114 2,363 3,538
2012-13p 401 156 77 131 33 14 1,148 177 613 94 2,032 2,844
Secondary Outdoor Fires2
Refuse4 Number
Year Derelict buildings Grasslands Intentional straw or stubble Outdoor structure Derelict vehicle Other Outdoors (including land) Refuse - small/rubbish container
(eg wheelie bin)
Refuse - large/ rubbish container
(eg skip)
Refuse - loose/ rubbish tip Refuse subtotal Secondary Outdoor Fires Total
2003-04 1,868 * 130 * 1,069 * * * * * 42,181
2004-05 1,241 * 74 * 678 * * * * * 27,547
2005-06 1,184 * 403 * 539 * * * * * 31,554
2006-07 1,002 * 639 * 828 * * * * * 32,397
2007-08 942 * 1,499 * 291 * * * * * 30,385
2008-09 932 * 67 * 218 * * * * * 25,651
2009-10 706 6,971 198 368 179 2,735 4,401 875 6,548 11,824 22,981
2010-11r 738 8,619 127 438 159 3,056 4,660 879 5,531 11,070 24,207
2011-12r 641 5,207 120 392 100 2,282 4,480 706 4,748 9,934 18,676
2012-13p 481 3,410 61 333 68 1,906 3,720 625 3,592 7,937 14,196

Notes

p -provisional

r - revised

1 - there has been a change in the recording of other primary fires - see section 6.5.2 ii for details

2 - there has been a change in the recording of secondary fires - see section 6.5.3 iii for details

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

4 - there has been a change to location sub-categories, see section 6.5.5 iii for details

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