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 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 />
Design Construction, Installation Fault<br />
Design deficiency 1 1 - - 2<br />
Construction deficiency - 1 2 2 -<br />
Installed too close to combustibles 2 2 4 - 2<br />
Other installation deficiency 1 2 - - -<br />
No spark arrester: spark arrester, improperly installed<br />
Design, construction or installation fault - not classified<br />
1 3 1 12 6<br />
above - 3 2 - 1<br />
Design Construction, Installation Fault Total 5 12 9 14 11<br />
Operating Failure<br />
Collision, overturn, knockdown (includes vehicle) 7 8 5 8 10<br />
Accidentally turned on: not turned off - - 1 - -<br />
Equipment unattended 1 - 4 5 4<br />
Equipment overloaded 3 2 1 9 3<br />
Failure to clean 1 - 1 3 4<br />
Improper startup or shut down procedures - - 1 1 1<br />
Equipment used for purpose not intended 1 - 1 - -<br />
Equipment not being operated properly 5 3 6 2 2<br />
Operating deficiency - not classified above 9 9 6 7 7<br />
Operating Failure Total 27 22 26 35 31<br />
Extreme Conditions<br />
High wind 179 117 131 153 167<br />
High water, floods - 2 1 - -<br />
Lightning 8 14 10 18 12<br />
Solar, sun 19 14 24 34 12<br />
High temperature 47 51 31 68 35<br />
Extreme conditions - not classified above 6 5 3 18 6<br />
Extreme Conditions Total 259 203 200 291 232<br />
Other Supposed Cause<br />
Animal 3 10 5 8 6<br />
Rekindled from previous fire, Re-ignition 76 83 73 126 88<br />
Exposure fire 11 8 6 9 13<br />
Failure to use ordinary care 26 28 8 15 20<br />
Friction (sparks etc.) 50 61 47 76 50<br />
Pyrophoric - 3 3 - 1<br />
Spontaneous ignition 26 26 21 45 35<br />
Unknown 267 300 285 385 322<br />
Unable to classify 7 7 13 13 9<br />
Other Supposed Cause Total 466 526 461 677 544<br />
Information not recorded 58 159 20 29 16<br />
GRAND TOTAL 4,588 4,763 4,949 6,272 5,559<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> ....Table 26