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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Casualty numbers and casualties per million population, 1994-2008, by UK country and year

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Click here to sort1994Figures from 1994 include \'late\' call and heat and smoke only incidents, which were not recorded prior to 1994Click here to sort1995Click here to sort1996Click here to sort1997Click here to sort1998Figures for 1998 deaths contain minor revisions to those published in HOSB 20/00Click here to sort1999Click here to sort2000Click here to sort2001Click here to sort2002Due to the industrial action by firefighters in November 2002 the reporting of fires for these days was disrupted. Ten 24-hour periods were affected;from 18:00 on 13th to 18:00 on 15th November 2002 (2 days) from 09:00 on 22nd to 09:00 on 30th November 2002 (8 days). Some information relating to this period has been received via data collected by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and also from special summary reports submitted by some fire and rescue services. In order to present the most accurate picture of the fires, casualties and false alarms which occurred in 2002 in some cases estimates have been incorporated into the figures to account for missing information. These have been produced using comparable data from November 2001. Information on the actual number of fatal casualties which occurred during the strike periods has been obtained from the MOD and media.Click here to sort2003Revised figures for England and the UK. Due to the industrial action by firefighters in January and February 2003 the reporting of fires for these days was disrupted. Five 24-hour periods were affected; from 09:00 on 21st to 09:00 on 22nd January 2003 (1 day) from 09:00 on 28th to 09:00 on 30th January 2003 (2 days)from 09:00 on 1st to 09:00 on 3rd February 2003 (2 days) .Some information relating to this period has been received via data collected by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and also from special summary reports submitted by some fire and rescue services. In order to present the most accurate picture of the fires, casualties and false alarms which occurred in 2003, in some cases estimates have been incorporated into the figures to account for missing information. These have been produced using comparable data from January 2002 and February 2002. Information on the actual number of fatal casualties which occurred during the strike periods has been obtained from the MOD and meClick here to sort2004Click here to sort2005Click here to sort2006Click here to sort2007Click here to sort2008
[Collapse]United Kingdom[Collapse]EnglandNumber509571551563493459487458436468368387398339341
Per Million PopulationThe per million population rates for all years has been revised following the publication of revised mid-year population estimates by the Office for National Statistics in October 2004. Further information on the exact changes made to the population estimates can be obtained via the ONS website: www.statistics.gov.uk111211121091099978877
[Collapse]ScotlandNumber80911108896105759677809965525970
Per Million PopulationThe per million population rates for all years has been revised following the publication of revised mid-year population estimates by the Office for National Statistics in October 2004. Further information on the exact changes made to the population estimates can be obtained via the ONS website: www.statistics.gov.uk161822171921151915161913101214
[Collapse]WalesNumber265637423728343529302631222620
Per Million PopulationThe per million population rates for all years has been revised following the publication of revised mid-year population estimates by the Office for National Statistics in October 2004. Further information on the exact changes made to the population estimates can be obtained via the ONS website: www.statistics.gov.uk9191315131012121010910797
[Collapse]Northern IrelandNumber26181130303117172014148191920
Per Million PopulationThe per million population rates for all years has been revised following the publication of revised mid-year population estimates by the Office for National Statistics in October 2004. Further information on the exact changes made to the population estimates can be obtained via the ONS website: www.statistics.gov.uk16117181818101012885111111

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