Fire Statistics Scotland, 2001

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FIRE STATISTICS SCOTLAND, 2001

Fires 1, casualties 2 and rescues from fires in dwellings 3 by brigade area, Scotland (England, Wales & N.Ireland) 2001

Table 8(a)

Number of Persons; per 1000 fires

Brigade Area

Fires

Fatal Casualties

Non-Fatal Casualties

Rescued By brigade

Rescued Without Brigade

(number)

(number)

(per 1,000 fires)

(number)

(per 1,000 fires)

(persons)

(persons)

Central

338

5

15

115

340

45

14

Dumfries & Galloway

159

3

19

25

157

19

3

Fife

456

4

9

86

189

70

16

Highland & Islands

261

6

23

62

238

21

19

Lothian & Borders

1,784

11

6

304

170

161

41

Strathclyde

4,314

40

9

879

204

364

164

Tayside

789

9

11

200

253

106

25

Scotland

8,834

88

10

1,799

204

835

309

England

54,779

354

6

10,949

200

3,578

1,972

Wales

3,291

23

7

783

238

279

112

N.Ireland

2,110

15

7

350

166

120

79

1

Including "late" call, heat and smoke damage only incidents. Not recorded prior to 1994.
2 The fatality figures for 2001 are likely to be revised downwards as later information becomes available.

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