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7 July 2005 - Latest Statistics on Fires,
Casualties and False Alarms Published
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The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) has published its
latest quarterly national statistics covering the period up to 31 December 2004
on fires, casualties and false alarms attended by the Fire and Rescue Services.
Statistics included in the recent publication are as follows:
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The UK Fire and Rescue Service attended over 890,000 fires or
false alarms in 2004, a 19% decrease compared to the previous year, mainly due
to a large decrease in secondary fires.
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The total number of fires attended fell by 29% to 441,200.
Within this total, the number of primary fires, i.e. fires involving property,
vehicles and/or casualties, fell by 15% to 180,300, the lowest since 1990.
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Total fires in buildings in the UK fell by 9% to 96,600. Within
this total, there were 37,300 fires in buildings other than dwellings, such as
commercial premises and schools, etc, representing a drop of 11%.
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The number of road vehicle fires fell to 72,300 (down 22%).
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The total number of false alarms attended in the UK fell by 5%
to 448,800.
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The provisional total number of fire deaths recorded in the UK
fell to 532 in 2004 from 593 in the previous year, the lowest since 1960.
However, there was an increase in fire deaths in the category “other buildings”
from 28 to 53, including 14 fatalities in a fire in a care home in January 2004.
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In 2004 the number of injuries in fires in the UK fell by 7% to
14,400 from 15,500 in the year before.
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Deaths in dwelling fires fell to 375 from 447 in the previous
year and deaths in road vehicle fires fell to 78 from 79.
The publication - Fire Statistics Monitor: Q4 2004 can be
accessed by clicking the following link:
Fire Statistics Monitor: Q4 2004
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