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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Accidental primary fires by cause and source of ignition
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[Collapse]LocationLocation is the type of premises, property or countryside in which the fire started. This is not necessarily the type of premises in which most casualties or damage occurred as a result of the fire. [Filtered]
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[Collapse]CauseCause of fire is the defect, act or omission leading to ignition of the fire. [Filtered]
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[Collapse]SourceSource of Ignition is the source of the flame, spark or heat that started the fire. (Ascending)[Filter]
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[Collapse]All causes of accidental primary firesClick here to sortAll causes of accidental primary fires
Click here to sortFaulty fuel supplyClick here to sortFaulty leads or applianceFaults and defects within equipment/appliance only.<br />Includes lack of maintenance, worn out, wrongly adjusted/installed.Click here to sortMisuse of equipment or applianceClick here to sortChip pan/deep fat fryerIncludes where left unattended.Click here to sortPlaying with fireClick here to sortCareless handlingClick here to sortPlacing articles too close to heatClick here to sortOtherIncludes: \'Person too close to heat source\', \'vehicle crash or collision\', \'chimney fire\', \'bonfire going out of control\', \'other intentional burning, going out of control\', \'accumulation of flammable material\', \'natural occurrence\', \'overheating, unknown cause\' and \'other\'.
[Collapse]All sources of accidental primary fires4,6554,1834,8781,1101021,5822,6738,24027,423
All sources of accidental primary fires[Expand]Smoking materials38380299151121541,259
[Expand]Matches and candles1257030129284164667
[Collapse]Cooking appliances1133104,2671,101121789732777,231
Cooking appliances[Expand]Barbecue622500372021111
[Expand]Camping stove42265015447
[Expand]Cooker (including oven)701582,713601101037341454,534
[Expand]Deep fat fryer3172335901212417
[Expand]Grill/toaster12505583184530707
[Expand]Microwave oven857429013830536
[Expand]Other cooking appliancee.g. commercial deep frying range, commercial appliances.2187223021213142
[Expand]Ring/hot plate (separate appliance)8642111002314722737
[Expand]Space heating appliances58142740139336180830
[Expand]Central and water heating appliances4511560021938225
[Expand]Blowlamps, welding and cutting equipment5177700512895327
[Expand]Electrical distribution2,00277861208274903,368
[Expand]Other electrical appliances4211,50410201141214492,612
[Collapse]Other sources1,8301,1331766232626033,6617,694
Other sources[Expand]Bombs and explosives00000011011
[Expand]Chimney fires10100112137152
[Expand]Fireworks00403371835
[Expand]Fuel/Chemicals1304035125579243585
[Expand]Heating equipment - Food warming (not cooking)123000039
[Expand]Industrial equipment271533710255269544
[Expand]Oil/Incense burners0050012201451
[Expand]Naked flame82230145587213402
[Expand]Natural occurrence1100002257261
[Expand]Domestic style gardening appliance46400171335
[Expand]Spread from secondary fire2470292145422674
[Expand]Vehicles only1,559763110021051,6274,067
[Expand]Wet hay00000216063
[Expand]OtherIncludes electrical appliances where the power source has been recorded as non-electrical.9716246423782375805
[Expand]Unknown177174201630702,7323,210

Metadata

Title

Accidental primary fires by cause and source of ignition

Last update

November 2024 November 2024

Next update

September 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Fire incident recording system, Home Office

Contact email

stats.inclusion@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Fire and rescue authorities

Geographical coverage

Fire and rescue authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

See weblinks

General description

The table shows accidental primary fires attended by the Fire and Rescue Authorities in Wales, by source of ignition, cause and location type.
Data in this table are for primary fires only as cause and source of ignition are not collected for secondary and chimney fires.
Added to StatsWales: May 2013
Data are taken from the Incident Recording System.
2009-10 data were extracted in May 2011.
2010-11 data were extracted in May 2012.
2011-12 data were extracted in May 2013.
2012-13 data were extracted in May 2014.
2013-14 data were extracted in June 2015.
2014-15 data were extracted in July 2016.
2015-16 data were extracted in July 2017.
2016-17 data were extracted from IRS in July 2018.
2017-18 data were extracted from IRS in July 2019.
2018-19 data were extracted from IRS in September 2020
2019-20 data were extracted from IRS in August 2021.
2020-21 data were extracted from IRS in August 2022.
2021-22 data were extracted from IRS in August 2023.
2022-23 and 2023-24 data were extracted from IRS in August 2024.
2023-24 data are currently provisional and will be updated September 2025.

Source: The Home Office
Contact: stats.inclusion@gov.wales

Data collection and calculation

Data were collected via the Incident Recording System (IRS).

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Financial years 2009-10 to 2023-24

Users, uses and context

The data are used to inform policy decisions and to provide contextual information. The data is used by the Welsh Government to help monitor trends in incidents attended by FRAs over time and provides information on FRAs’ performance and activities to citizens and communities in Wales.
See web link for further information.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

Revisions are marked with an (r). The most recent year shown is currently provisional and may be revised when the table is next updated.

Keywords

Fire, Fire and Rescue Authorities, Accidental, Cause, Ignition, Smoking, Matches, Candles, Chip pan, dwellings