ISBN 0 7559 2924 1
ISSN 0264 1178
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A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Main Points
3. Commentary
3.1 Total number of fires
3.2 Dwellings fires
3.3 Outdoor fires
3.4 Casualties from fires
3.5 Casualty rates from fires
3.6 Deliberate fires
3.7 Accidental fires
3.8 Fatal casualties in dwelling fires
3.9 Smoke alarms
3.10 Causes of fires
3.11 False fire alarms
3.12 Call out times to fires
3.13 Casualties from fires in dwellings, by time of call
4. Appendix of Tables
5. Notes on statistics used in this bulletin
5.1 Source of Statistics
5.2 Definitions: primary fires, secondary and chimney fires and false alarms
5.3 Data for primary fires
5.4 Fatalities
5.5 Deliberate and accidental fires
5.6 False alarms
5.7 Selection of samples of primary fires, since 1994
5.8 Statistical sample confidence limits
5.9 An example for car fires
5.10 Definitions
5.11 Standard Industrial Classification (Trade or business)
5.12 Symbols
5.13 Publications of fire statistics
5.14 Industrial Action
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