Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
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TABLE 7: ALL FIRES - INDICATED/SUPPOSED CAUSE<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Incident</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07<br />
Deliberately Lit <strong>Fire</strong><br />
Unlawful 5,748 5,156 6,693 7,927 7,959<br />
Lawful 2,128 1,922 2,291 2,435 2,572<br />
Legality not known 585 478 599 704 697<br />
Suspicious 1,953 1,603 2,082 2,169 2,197<br />
Controlled burn, land clearing fire 624 544 665 707 812<br />
Deliberately lit fire - not classified above 169 200 181 238 272<br />
Deliberately Lit <strong>Fire</strong> Total 11,207 9,903 12,511 14,180 14,509<br />
Reckless<br />
Reckless act (involving fire) 293 297 334 378 364<br />
Reckless with fireworks 209 77 152 188 417<br />
Reckless (involving fire) - not classified above - 13 20 39 60<br />
Reckless Total 502 387 506 605 841<br />
Carelessness with Heat Source<br />
Careless disposal: cigarettes, cigars, ashes, embers 1,148 1,019 1,375 1,528 1,299<br />
Thawing 8 1 9 2 5<br />
Unattended/Asleep: kitchen, cooking fire 980 689 1,052 1,005 1,022<br />
Falling asleep: other (includes smoking in bed) 15 12 23 35 34<br />
Inadequate control: open fires, camp fires, bonfires 199 176 207 268 219<br />
Heat source too close to combustibles 478 378 444 495 524<br />
People playing with heat sources 149 104 157 198 284<br />
People impaired by drugs or alcohol 26 8 14 25 17<br />
People otherwise impaired: unconscious, mental/physical<br />
impairment) 10 7 16 18 10<br />
Carelessness with heat source - not classified above 242 213 311 332 323<br />
Carelessness with Heat Source Total 3,255 2,607 3,608 3,906 3,737<br />
Carelessness with Material Ignited<br />
Flammable liquid/gas spilled or accidentally released 27 27 58 33 50<br />
Improper fuelling techniques: vehicles, saws, petrol motors etc 5 2 6 5 7<br />
Flammable liquid used: kindle fire, washing, cleaning, painting 8 7 10 6 11<br />
Improper container 13 9 12 16 19<br />
Combustible placed too close to heat source 111 118 167 144 172<br />
Improper storage procedures 23 12 35 29 22<br />
People playing with combustibles 22 9 27 31 38<br />
Carelessness with material ignited - not classified above 114 77 105 113 103<br />
Carelessness with Material Ignited Total 323 261 420 377 422<br />
Mechanical Failure, Malfunction<br />
Part failure, leak or break 686 428 635 706 653<br />
Automatic control failure 46 38 60 54 61<br />
Manual control failure 10 8 16 10 16<br />
Short circuit, earth fault 551 430 620 558 589<br />
Other electrical failure 718 502 662 609 652<br />
Lack of maintenance 142 109 135 137 161<br />
Backfire 16 22 25 28 49<br />
Hydraulic line not tight 2 5 1 2 9<br />
Mechanical failure, malfunction - not classified above 195 130 182 205 192<br />
Mechanical Failure, Malfunction Total 2,366 1,672 2,336 2,309 2,382<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> ....Table 7