NFRS 2024 81 - House fires at Christmas
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- 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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Dwelling fires by cause 1-31 December
| 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 |
Dwelling fires on Christmas Day
| 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 |