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OIA 2022-00008548 - All fire calls received statistics
1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2021
Calls Received
2019
2020
2021
Total
Structure Fire (NEW)
Calls Received
7
1
8
Injuries
0
0
0
Fatalities
0
0
0
Structure fire with damage
Calls Received
2,883
2,855
2,757
8,495
1982
Injuries
175
194
227
596
Fatalities
10
13
11
34
Structure fire with no damage
Calls Received
2,559
2,420
2,093
7,072
Act 
Injuries
44
39
27
110
Fatalities
0
0
1
1
Mobile Property Fire
Calls Received
2,552
2,245
2,291
7,088
Injuries
24
30
18
72
Fatalities
9
3
9
21
Vegetation Fire (NEW)
Calls Received
21
1
22
Information 
Injuries
0
0
0
Fatalities
0
0
0
Vegetation Fire
Calls Received
5,164
5,807
4,141
15,112
Injuries
11
18
16
45
Official 
Fatalities
0
0
1
1
Hazardous Substance Fire
Calls Received
39
35
30
104
the 
Injuries
7
5
1
13
Fatalities
0
0
0
0
Other Fire (NEW)
Calls Received
44
1
45
Injuries
0
0
0
under Fatalities
0
0
0
Outside Rubbish bin, Skip fire
Calls Received
4,195
5,431
3,984
13,610
Injuries
3
4
2
9
Fatalities
0
0
0
0
Other Fire - not classified above
Calls Received
3,507
4,251
3,495
11,253
Injuries
9
13
18
40
Released 
Fatalities
2
0
1
3
1
OIA2022-00008548 Fire call outs response statistics
Information released under the Official Information Act 1982




OIA 2022-00008548 - All fire incidents attended by fire cause
1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2021
Incidents Attended
2019
2020
2021
Total
Carelessness with Heat Source
2,671
2,760
2,348
7,779
Carelessness with Material Ignited
302
291
244
837
Deliberately Lit Fire
7,110
8,919
6,944
22,973
Design Construction, Installation Fault
179
185
145
509
1982
Mechanical Failure or Malfunction
2,367
2,161
2,082
6,610
Natural Causes
147
149
121
417
Not Recorded
76
5
3
84
Act 
Operating Failure
812
675
706
2,193
Other or Undetermined Cause
2,138
2,150
2,083
6,371
Reckless (involving fire)
91
97
86
274
Vegetation Cause
5,018
5,629
4,022
14,669
Total
20,911
23,021
18,784
62,716
Information 
Official 
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Released 
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OIA2022-00008548 Fire call outs response statistics
Information released under the Official Information Act 1982