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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

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