NFRS 2024 81 - House fires at Christmas
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I am submitting a Freedom of Information request for the following data, specific to residential households (including apartments, houses, and other residential properties):
- Number of House Fires in December: The total number of house fires that fire services attended in December for each of the past five years (i.e., December2023, December 2022, December 2021, December 2020, December 2019).
- Number of House Fires on Christmas Day: The number of house fires that fire services attended on Christmas Day specifically for each of the past five years.
- Causes of Fires: The primary causes cited for each of these fires, if available(e.g., electrical fires, cooking-related incidents, etc.).
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| Cause of fire | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking | 31 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 138 |
| Deliberate | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Electrical | 10 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 70 |
| Heating | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| Naked flame | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| Other | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| Total | 58 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 64 | 295 |
| Cause of fire | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Electrical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Heating | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Naked flame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 |