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
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
TABLE 26: VEGETATION 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 1,077 1,302 1,347 1,724 1,546<br />
Lawful 520 587 665 734 598<br />
Legality not known 136 118 133 174 135<br />
Suspicious 578 528 572 681 589<br />
Controlled burn, land clearing fire 324 320 369 398 396<br />
Deliberately lit fire - not classified above 51 60 44 83 60<br />
Deliberately Lit <strong>Fire</strong> Total 2,686 2,915 3,130 3,794 3,324<br />
Reckless<br />
Reckless act (involving fire) 119 150 141 157 139<br />
Reckless with fireworks 149 60 104 134 270<br />
Reckless (involving fire) - not classified above - 7 9 22 27<br />
Reckless Total 268 217 254 313 436<br />
Carelessness with Heat Source<br />
Careless disposal: cigarettes, cigars, ashes, embers 361 325 434 505 416<br />
Unattended/Asleep: kitchen, cooking fire 2 4 2 2 5<br />
Inadequate control: open fires, camp fires, bonfires 132 115 106 165 108<br />
Heat source too close to combustibles 62 57 51 121 104<br />
People playing with heat sources 71 46 69 95 138<br />
People impaired by drugs or alcohol 3 - - 1 1<br />
People otherwise impaired: unconscious, mental/physical<br />
impairment) - - - - 1<br />
Carelessness with heat source - not classified above 43 41 41 45 32<br />
Carelessness with Heat Source Total 674 588 703 934 805<br />
Carelessness with Material Ignited<br />
Flammable liquid/gas spilled or accidentally released - 1 - 1 2<br />
Improper fuelling techniques: vehicles, saws, petrol motors<br />
etc - - - 1 1<br />
Flammable liquid used: kindle fire, washing, cleaning,<br />
painting - - - 1 -<br />
Improper container 2 - 5 3 4<br />
Combustible placed too close to heat source 12 17 10 11 10<br />
Improper storage procedures - 1 - 5 3<br />
People playing with combustibles 5 2 12 14 9<br />
Carelessness with material ignited - not classified above 26 21 16 26 24<br />
Carelessness with Material Ignited Total 45 42 43 62 53<br />
Mechanical Failure Malfunction<br />
Part failure, leak or break 26 17 19 35 29<br />
Automatic control failure 1 - - 1 -<br />
Manual control failure - - 1 1 -<br />
Short circuit, earth fault 37 22 23 25 23<br />
Other electrical failure 23 21 29 30 18<br />
Lack of maintenance 8 6 5 7 9<br />
Backfire - 7 6 6 10<br />
Hydraulic line not tight - 1 - - -<br />
Mechanical failure, malfunction - not classified above 5 5 20 18 18<br />
Mechanical Failure Malfunction Total 100 79 103 123 107<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> ....Table 26