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TABLE 11: ALL STRUCTURE 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 />

Design Construction, Installation Fault<br />

Design deficiency 33 24 35 44 43<br />

Construction deficiency 27 28 37 47 34<br />

Installed too close to combustibles 74 50 76 77 61<br />

Other installation deficiency 35 33 68 41 42<br />

No spark arrester: spark arrester, improperly installed<br />

Design, construction or installation fault - not classified<br />

4 4 3 5 11<br />

above 39 34 39 47 39<br />

Design Construction, Installation Fault Total 212 173 258 261 230<br />

Operating Failure<br />

Collision, overturn, knockdown (includes vehicle) 10 3 5 8 14<br />

Accidentally turned on: not turned off 29 26 28 25 33<br />

Equipment unattended 57 42 85 75 69<br />

Equipment overloaded 102 64 98 98 108<br />

Failure to clean 396 358 445 448 449<br />

Improper startup or shut down procedures 18 9 19 8 22<br />

Equipment used for purpose not intended 6 4 6 10 7<br />

Equipment not being operated properly 37 13 42 30 25<br />

Operating deficiency - not classified above 76 54 117 110 95<br />

Operating Failure Total 731 573 845 812 822<br />

Extreme Conditions<br />

High wind 30 17 16 31 28<br />

Earthquake 35 - 1 - -<br />

High water, floods 3 5 3 7 3<br />

Lightning 6 2 8 11 6<br />

Solar, sun 6 7 5 13 2<br />

High temperature 19 16 23 24 16<br />

Extreme conditions - not classified above 5 5 8 9 1<br />

Extreme Conditions Total 104 52 64 95 56<br />

Other Supposed Cause<br />

Animal 24 19 27 21 10<br />

Rekindled from previous fire, Re-ignition 41 45 43 39 45<br />

Exposure fire 12 5 10 11 9<br />

Failure to use ordinary care 58 53 70 65 77<br />

Friction (sparks etc.) 27 26 22 31 28<br />

Pyrophoric 12 7 18 24 19<br />

Spontaneous ignition 55 65 52 55 64<br />

Unknown 207 185 251 265 275<br />

Unable to classify 20 15 26 22 27<br />

Other Supposed Cause Total 456 420 519 533 554<br />

Not Recorded Total 46 291 3 8 7<br />

GRAND TOTAL 5,887 4,744 6,364 6,237 6,269<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> ....Table 11

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