Fire Statistics Scotland 2012-13
Statistical bulletin providing statistics on the incidents that Scotland's Fire and Rescue Services attended in 2012-13.
Table 19: Secondary fires by motive of fire - 2009-10 to 2012-13p - Scotland
Accidental Secondary Fires1 | Number | ||||||||||
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Refuse2 | |||||||||||
Year | Derelict Building | Grassland | Intentional straw or strubble | Outdoor structures | 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 | Total accidental secondary fires |
2009-10 | 105 | 1,753 | 49 | 162 | 67 | 464 | 931 | 197 | 977 | 2,105 | 4,705 |
2010-11r | 53 | 1,220 | 26 | 165 | 40 | 194 | 524 | 92 | 292 | 908 | 2,606 |
2011-12r | 55 | 1,062 | 34 | 161 | 23 | 183 | 579 | 80 | 296 | 955 | 2,473 |
2012-13p | 43 | 754 | 14 | 143 | 13 | 143 | 528 | 77 | 243 | 848 | 1,958 |
Deliberate Secondary Fires1 | Number | ||||||||||
Refuse2 | |||||||||||
Year | Derelict Building | Grassland | Intentional straw or stubble | Outdoor structures | 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 | Total deliberate secondary fires |
2009-10 | 601 | 5,218 | 149 | 206 | 112 | 2,271 | 3,470 | 678 | 5,571 | 9,719 | 18,276 |
2010-11r | 685 | 7,399 | 101 | 273 | 119 | 2,862 | 4,136 | 787 | 5,239 | 10,162 | 21,601 |
2011-12r | 586 | 4,145 | 86 | 231 | 77 | 2,099 | 3,901 | 626 | 4,452 | 8,979 | 16,203 |
2012-13p | 438 | 2,656 | 47 | 190 | 55 | 1,763 | 3,192 | 548 | 3,349 | 7,089 | 12,238 |
Notes
p - provisional
r - revised
1 - there has been a change in the recording of secondary fires - see section 6.5.3 iii for details, unable to supply trend data before 2009-10 for above table
2 - there has been a change to special services sub-categories, see section 6.5.5 iii for details
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