Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Fire Statistics Scotland, 2010-11

Statistical information on the incidents attended by Scotland's fire and rescue services for 2010-11.


Table 7a: Outdoor fires by location 2010-11 provisional - Fire and Rescue Service
Primary Outdoor Fires
Others1 Road Vehicle Number
FRS 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
Central 37 17 28 4 - 1 59 15 33 5 112 199
Dumfries & Galloway 6 2 3 2 - - 30 5 28 2 65 78
Fife 33 12 9 3 7 1 73 32 45 3 153 218
Grampian 38 18 8 6 4 1 139 18 76 26 259 334
Highlands & Islands3 12 24 19 27 9 1 57 1 57 4 119 211
Lothian & Borders 139 29 42 146 2 4 194 52 132 43 421 783
Strathclyde 383 65 22 123 15 9 775 203 325 48 1,351 1,968
Tayside 28 12 9 10 2 1 104 12 81 8 205 267
Scotland 676 179 140 321 39 18 1,431 338 777 139 2,685 4,058
Secondary Outdoor Fires2
Refuse Number
FRS 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 Secondary Outdoor Fires Total
Central 32 508 7 18 - 127 207 25 231 463 1,155
Dumfries & Galloway 3 118 - 8 - 20 42 6 64 112 261
Fife 29 452 18 22 11 78 178 33 303 514 1,124
Grampian 24 310 8 38 7 41 227 35 268 530 958
Highlands & Islands3 7 377 3 10 3 62 48 10 98 156 618
Lothian & Borders 84 1,284 24 77 12 516 814 148 637 1,599 3,596
Strathclyde 533 5,082 47 234 117 2,098 2,742 560 3,658 6,960 15,071
Tayside 24 447 20 41 7 114 400 55 271 726 1,379
Scotland 736 8,578 127 448 157 3,056 4,658 872 5,530 11,060 24,162

Notes
1 - there has been a change in the recording of other primary fires - see paragraph 6.3.4 ii for details
2 - there has been a change in the recording of secondary fires - see paragraph 6.3.4 iii for details
3 - see paragraph 6.3.6 for details

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