Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12

Fire Statistics Scotland 2011-12


Table 19: Secondary fires by motive of fire - 2009-10 to 2011-12p - Scotland

  Accidental Secondary Fires1   Number
    Refuse    
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
2009-10r 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
2011-12p 57 1,016 35 160 23 181 576 79 295 950 2,422
  Deliberate Secondary Fires1   Number
    Refuse    
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
2009-10r 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
2011-12p 579 4,134 86 236 80 2,095 3,901 626 4,451 8,978 16,188

Notes

p - provisional

r - revised

1 - there has been a change in the recording of secondary fires - see paragraph 6.5.3 iii for details, unable to supply trend data before 2009-10 for above table

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