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 3: Casualties from accidental dwelling fires, 2004-05 to 2013-14p, Scotland

Rate
Accidental Dwelling Fires
Fatal Casualties Non-Fatal Casualties1
Year Accidental Dwelling Fires2 Number (per 1,000 fires) Number (per 1,000 fires)
2004-05 5,642 70 12.4 1,277 226.3
2005-06 5,628 44 7.8 1,164 206.8
2006-07 5,594 32 5.7 1,155 206.5
2007-08 5,479 54 9.9 1,247 227.6
2008-09 5,397 49 9.1 1,188 220.1
2009-10 5,379 48 8.9 886 164.7
2010-11 5,214 43 8.2 975 187.0
2011-12r 5,121 47 9.2 985 192.3
2012-13r 5,003 36 7.2 1014 202.7
2013-14p 4,681 24 5.1 990 211.5

Notes
p - provisional
r - revised
1 - Non-fatal casualty data from 2009-10 onwards cannot be compared to previous years. This is due to a change in the recording of non-fatal casualties - see section 6.5.2 ii for details
2 - Figures for primary fires prior to 2009-10 are based on sample data weighted to (former) Fire and Rescue Service totals

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