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 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