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Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service

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TABLE 22: MOBILE PROPERTY 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 5 2 7 3 2<br />

Construction deficiency 1 1 3 4 4<br />

Installed too close to combustibles 2 4 5 6 5<br />

Other installation deficiency 18 7 15 21 26<br />

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

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

2 - - 1 1<br />

above 11 4 9 13 9<br />

Design, Construction, Installation Fault Total 39 18 39 48 47<br />

Operating Deficiency<br />

Collision, overturn, knockdown (includes vehicle) 33 27 44 46 53<br />

Accidentally turned on: not turned off 3 2 5 2 2<br />

Equipment unattended 4 3 4 1 3<br />

Equipment overloaded 20 19 20 26 29<br />

Failure to clean 28 22 31 39 33<br />

Improper startup or shut down procedures 3 1 3 4 3<br />

Equipment used for purpose not intended 2 3 5 6 1<br />

Equipment not being operated properly 15 10 17 16 13<br />

Operating deficiency - not classified above 34 29 35 46 40<br />

Operating Deficiency Total 142 116 164 186 177<br />

Extreme Conditions<br />

High wind 1 1 - 1 -<br />

Earthquake 1 - - - -<br />

High water, floods - 1 - - -<br />

Lightning - - - - 2<br />

Solar, sun 4 3 3 3 1<br />

High temperature 4 9 7 10 7<br />

Extreme conditions - not classified above 3 2 2 4 7<br />

Extreme Conditions Total 13 16 12 18 17<br />

Other Cause<br />

Animal 13 8 21 14 16<br />

Rekindled from previous fire, Re-ignition 4 - 3 5 8<br />

Exposure fire 1 4 - 3 2<br />

Failure to use ordinary care 9 5 6 18 12<br />

Friction (sparks etc.) 21 20 22 20 27<br />

Pyrophoric 2 - 1 1 -<br />

Spontaneous ignition 5 11 11 17 12<br />

Unknown 125 108 158 154 157<br />

Unable to classify 6 8 12 13 13<br />

Other Cause Total 186 164 234 245 247<br />

Not Recorded 22 118 6 10 5<br />

GRAND TOTAL 2,207 2,001 2,780 3,183 3,487<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> ....Table 22

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