Fire and Rescue Statistics, Scotland, 2013-14

Statistical bulletin providing the latest statistics on fires, special service incidents, casualties and false alarms attended by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.


Table 7: Casualties from Special service incidents, 2009-10 to 2013-14p, Scotland

Number Number
Fatal Casualties Non-fatal Casualties
Type of Special service Incident 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12r 2012-13r 2013-14p 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12r 2012-13r 2013-14p
RTC 116 122 98 90 110 2,202 1,872 1,772 1,797 1,880
Other Transport incident 3 2 3 7 1 28 29 27 16 19
Flooding - - - - - 3 3 3 2 6
Rescue or evacuation from water 22 16 17 23 18 54 33 31 42 45
Other rescue/release of persons 17 8 6 8 23 142 141 150 142 119
Evacuation (no fire) - - - - - 4 7 6 14 23
Lift Release - - - - - 7 8 13 7 10
Medical Incident - Co-responder/First responder 15 15 15 7 7 200 220 183 143 157
Suicide/attempts 18 28 36 19 11 17 11 18 10 12
Hazardous Materials incident - 1 1 1 1 23 28 68 35 44
Spills and Leaks (not RTC) - - - - - 4 8 3 8 4
Removal of objects from people - - - - - 26 22 19 30 32
Animal assistance incidents - - - - - 3 3 1 1 -
Effecting entry or exit 10 6 5 5 18 37 37 37 73 118
Making Safe (not RTC) 2 4 4 4 6 6 8 7 8 10
No action (not false alarm) 2 5 3 4 1 30 14 19 31 26
Water provision - - - - - - - - - -
Stand By - - - - - 3 1 1 - -
Assist other agencies 36 29 25 26 30 167 134 111 105 156
Advice Only - 1 - - - - - 1 3 5
Total 241 237 213 194 226 2,956 2,579 2,470 2,467 2,666

Notes
p - provisional
r - revised

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