Fire Statistics Scotland, 2005

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Table 13
Fire False Alarms, Scotland, 1996-2005

Number (Thousands)

Year

Total

Malicious

Due to Apparatus

Good Intent

1996

49.5

9.3

22.8

17.4

1997

48.7

8.2

24.8

15.6

1998

48.0

7.5

26.8

13.7

1999

51.1

8.0

29.6

13.5

2000

51.8

8.1

29.8

13.9

2001

53.8

8.1

30.9

14.8

2002 2

54.1

7.8

31.3

15.0

2003 3

52.9

6.9

30.3

15.6

2004

54.1

6.4

33.2

14.5

2005

53.5

5.8

33.0

14.7

1 Includes estimates for incidents occuring during ten days of national industrial action in November 2002.
2 Includes estimates for incidents occuring during industrial action in January and February 2003

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