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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Smoke alarm failures at building fires, 1994-2008, by reason for failure and year

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[Collapse]TotalItems and totals have been rounded separately to the nearest final digit so the total shown may differ slightly from the sum of the items.351397491513596516622680620496539470433520357
TotalItems and totals have been rounded separately to the nearest final digit so the total shown may differ slightly from the sum of the items.Battery Failure/Flat553591256297648476827188319
Faulty System inc. incorrectly installed14155371924513757282925232121
Fire products did not reach detectors107107190180155178195287266196253236223200194
Missing Battery133114138187234147165215171121130869610529
Other act preventing alarm from operating3057394864857360386478725911478
Other inc. not known40334518502245212781929164426
Poor siting of detector227153217311612131124850
UnspecifiedUnspecified indicates it is not known if an alarm was present or if the alarm operated.0110000000000000

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CSaf0003: Smoke alarm failures at building fires by type of alarm and reason for failure (Year, Building Type, Fire and Rescue Service)

SJ&E, Welsh Assembly Government

Last Updated: June 2010
Added to StatsWales: 16th February 2006
Next Update: No longer updated.
Added to StatsWales: Spring 2011
Source: Department for Communities and Local Government
Contact: stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Note:Figures are partially based on sampled data, weighted to true brigade totals

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CSAF0003