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 27: VEGETATION FIRES - HEAT SOURCE<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Incident</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07<br />
Explosives, <strong>Fire</strong> Works<br />
Bomb, Military rocket, Ammunition 16 10 9 4 1<br />
Tracer ammunition 11 18 16 3 3<br />
Blasting agent, Primer cord, Black powder fuse 1 1 - - -<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> Works 274 87 198 245 424<br />
Model and amateur rockets - - - 1 -<br />
Incendiary devices, Molotov cocktail 1 5 4 2 7<br />
Flare: Warning, Safety, Boat 1 6 1 2 7<br />
Explosives, <strong>Fire</strong> works - not classified above 3 3 6 3 12<br />
Explosives, <strong>Fire</strong> Works Total 307 130 234 260 454<br />
Cigarettes, Matches and Candles<br />
Cigarette 226 189 234 285 190<br />
Cigar, pipe - 1 - - -<br />
Heat from smoking material 27 41 46 54 52<br />
Match 324 372 450 541 491<br />
Lighter: Flame type 240 239 259 301 258<br />
Candle, Candle oil, Taper 1 5 - 3 2<br />
Lighter/Match/Candle - POSSIBLE combination of 772 800 920 1,174 1,027<br />
Cigarettes, matches and candles - not classified above 51 45 82 109 80<br />
Cigarettes, Matches and Candles Total 1,641 1,692 1,991 2,467 2,100<br />
Natural Source<br />
Solar heat: Sun (usually magnified through glass bottles etc) 21 7 15 35 14<br />
Spontaneous ignition, Natural chemical reaction 45 45 22 60 41<br />
Lightning discharge 9 11 11 18 12<br />
Static electrical discharge 4 2 - 2 2<br />
Natural Source Total 79 65 48 115 69<br />
Exposure <strong>Fire</strong><br />
Exposure fire: Direct burning (convection currents) 7 6 7 3 5<br />
Exposure fire: Radiated heat 4 3 3 4 4<br />
Exposure fire: Ember, Spark, Flying brand 40 57 46 70 56<br />
Exposure fire: Conducted heat 2 1 2 3 1<br />
Exposure <strong>Fire</strong> - unable to classify 1 2 3 4 3<br />
Exposure <strong>Fire</strong> Total 54 69 61 84 69<br />
Unable to Classify<br />
Unable to classify 43 31 66 112 127<br />
Information not recorded/Unknown 547 679 506 597 464<br />
Unable to Classify Total 590 710 572 709 591<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 27
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