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38: HEALTH 39: MORTALITY RATES 40: ROAD ACCIDENTS 41: CRIME (SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE & LOTHIAN AND BORDERS POLICE FIGURES FOR EDINBURGH CITY) 42: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER 43: FIRE (LOTHIAN & BORDERS) 44: COMMUNITY / NEIGHBOURHOOD ISSUES 45: LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE 46: CLIMATE 50: CLEANLINESS, WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING 51: ENERGY AND WATER CONSUMPTION

43: FIRE (LOTHIAN & BORDERS)

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

LOTHIAN	sources / notes	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fires	(*1)
.. Total		9,275	9,200	9,900	9,300	11,500	7,800	8,300
.. Building fires			2,467	2,508	2,461	2,252	2,148	2,096
.. of which dwellings			1,765	1,784	1,765	1,599	1,495	1,444
.. Outdoor fires			6,354	7,061	6,594	9,046	5,493	6,077
.. 'Primary' Fires			3,638	3,683	3,682	3,356	2,995	2,948
.. of which started deliberately			1,736	1,771	1,913	1,598	1,359	1,194
.. % started deliberately			48%	48%	52%	48%	45%	41%
Casualties	(*2)
.. Fatal		15	13	15	5	18	10	7
.. of which from fires in dwellings			12	11	3	11	9	7
.. Non-fatal		495	416	364	373	377	343	358
.. of which from fires in dwellings			350	304	318	322	314	319
.. Fatalities as % of Scottish total		14.30%	17.30%	15.60%	6.50%	22.50%	10.10%	10.80%
.. Non-fatal casualties as % of Scottish total		22.00%	18.40%	17.40%	18.20%	20.10%	18.50%	21%
Rescues from fires in dwellings	(*3)
.. Rescued by fire brigade		297	221	161	258	202	172	184
.. Rescued by others			59	41	64	60	58	48
False alarms	(*4)		10,193	10,536	10,913	11,291	11,558	11,508
.. as % of fires plus false alarms			53%	63%	54%	50%	60%	58%
.. malicious false alarms			1,265	1,253	1,209	1,264	1,136	1,110
.. fire alarm / apparatus false alarms			7,560	7,819	8,252	8,264	9,103	8,920
.. good intent false alarms			1,368	1,464	1,452	1,763	1,319	1,478
Resources	(*5)
Full-time operational staff		745	759	n/a	725	757	n/a	749	742
Fire pumping appliance fleet		49	56	n/a	57	58	n/a	56	56
Full-time fire stations		13	13	n/a	13	13	n/a	13	13

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SCOTLAND	sources / notes	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fires	(*1)
.. Total		52,600	55,700	59,400	52,600	65,600	46,900	47,000
.. Building fires		13,478	13,250	12,812	12,185	11,702	10,656	10,244
.. of which dwellings		9,415	9,303	8,836	8,504	8,043	7,420	7,054
.. Outdoor fires		35,697	39,373	43,164	37,947	51,724	34,624	35,271
.. Primary Fires		20,656	20,191	19,738	19,196	18,025	15,796	15,126
.. of which started deliberately		8,536	8,813	8,798	8,793	7,896	6,532	5,847
.. % started deliberately		41%	44%	45%	46%	44%	41%	39%
Casualties	(*2)
.. Fatal		105	75	96	77	80	99	65
.. of which from fires in dwellings		81	67	86	63	61	76	58
.. Non-fatal		2,254	2,263	2,091	2,045	1,880	1,858	1,667
.. of which from fires in dwellings		1,996	1,999	1,799	1,759	1,625	1,637	1,461
Rescues from fires in dwellings	(*3)
.. Rescued by fire brigade		826	1,013	835	944	829	864	709
.. Rescued by others		290	335	309	435	378	363	320
False alarms	(*4)	51,100	51,779	53,838	54,077	52,900	54,095	53,506
.. as % of fires plus false alarms		49%	48%	58%	51%	45%	54%	53%
.. malicious false alarms		8,000	8,081	8,105	7,783	6,949	6,350	5,762
.. fire alarm / apparatus false alarms		29,600	29,810	30,940	31,282	30,331	33,249	33,041
.. good intent false alarms		13,500	13,888	14,793	15,012	15,619	14,496	14,703
Resources	(*5)
Full-time operational staff		4,522	4,543	n/a	4,506	4,578	n/a	4,527	4,563
Fire pumping appliance fleet		489	520	n/a	519	540	n/a	521	482

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