Fatal and non-fatal casualties by quarter

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All fires

Includes chimney fires (not shown in the table).

Fatal casualties Fatal Casualty is a person whose death is attributed to a fire even if the death occurred weeks or months later. There are also occasional cases where it transpires subsequently that fire was not the cause of death. The figures for fatalities are thus subject to revision.

Fatal Casualty is a person whose death is attributed to a fire even if the death occurred weeks or months later. There are also occasional cases where it transpires subsequently that fire was not the cause of death. The figures for fatalities are thus subject to revision.

Non-fatal casualties $From 2009-10, non-fatal casualties are recorded as being in one of four classes of severity as follows: (i) Victim went to hospital, injuries appear to be serious (ii) Victim went to hospital, injuries appear to be slight (iii) First aid given at scene (iv) Precautionary check recommended – this is when an individual is sent to hospital or advised to see a doctor as a precaution, having no obvious injury or distress. Non-fatal casualties marked as \'not fire-related\' have not been excluded (from 2009-10 onwards) due to widespread inappropriate use of this field. The issue is being investigated by the department for Communities and Local Government (CLG). Therefore there is a possible discontinuity in the time series between 2008-09 and 2009-10.$

Non-fatal casualties (Excluding precuationary checkups and first aid cases)

First aid

Precautionary checks Numbers of precautionary checks have not been shown for casualties prior to April 2009 due to the difference in how they are classed.

Numbers of precautionary checks have not been shown for casualties prior to April 2009 due to the difference in how they are classed.

Taken to hospital: Severe injuries Only available from April 2009 onwards

Taken to hospital: Slight injuries Only available from April 2009 onwards

2011-12

Quarter 2 (April-June)

6,063

140

Quarter 3 (July-September)

3,489

125

Quarter 4 (October-December)

2,854

140

Quarter 1 (January-March)

4,058

187

2012-13

Quarter 2 (April-June)

3,353

118

Quarter 3 (July-September)

2,569

128

Quarter 4 (October-December)

2,413

135

Quarter 1 (January-March)

3,103

160

2013-14

Quarter 2 (April-June)

4,891

162

Quarter 3 (July-September)

3,678

162

Quarter 4 (October-December)

2,247

155

Quarter 1 (January-March)

2,353

147

2014-15

Quarter 2 (April-June)

(p)

3,464

(p)

127

Quarter 3 (July-September)

(p)

3,388

(p)

140

Quarter 4 (October-December)

(p)

2,202

(p,r)

The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.,The data item is provisional.

(p)

145

Quarter 1 (January-March)

(p)

2,596

(p)

131

2015-16

Quarter 2 (April-June)

(p)

4,677

(p)

139

Quarter 3 (July-September)

(p)

2,512

(p)

151

Quarter 4 (October-December)

Quarter 1 (January-March)

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Title

Fires, false alarms and casualties by quarter

Last update

February 2016

Next update

July 2016

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Fire incident recording system, Department for Communities and Local Government

Contact email

stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Fire and rescue authorities

Geographical coverage

Fire and rescue authorities

Languages covered

English only

General description

The table shows the number of fires, associated casualties and false alarms attended each quarter by the Fire and Rescue Authorities in Wales.
Added to StatsWales: July 2012
Source: Department for Communities and Local Government.
Incident data from April 2015 to September 2015 extracted from the Incident Recording System (IRS) in February 2016.
Casualty data from April 2014 to September 2015 extracted from IRS in February 2016.
Incident data from April 2013 to March 2015 were extracted from IRS in June 2015.
Casualty data from April 2013 to March 2014 were extracted from IRS in June 2015.
Incident and casualty data from April 2012 to March 2013 were extracted from IRS in May 2014.
Incident and casualty data from April 2011 to March 2012 were extracted from IRS in May 2013.
Incident and casualty data from April 2010 to March 2011 were extracted from IRS in May 2012.
All data from April 2009 to March 2010 were extracted from IRS in May 2011.
Data prior to April 2009 were collected via the paper forms, FDR1 and FDR3. Numbers of fires prior to April 2009 are based on a sampled database.

Contact: stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Data collection and calculation

Data prior to 2009-10 were collected via the Fire Data Report (FDR) paper forms.
Data from 2009-10 onwards were collected via the Incident Recording System (IRS).

Frequency of publication

Twice yearly

Data reference periods

Data shown in quarters, bracketed in financial years.
From 2007-08 to Quarter 3 (end of September) 2015.

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

Fire data prior to 2009-10 are based on a sampled dataset and so are rounded to the nearest whole number. For this reason the sum of component parts may not equal the totals shown.

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.

Statistical quality

See web link

Weblinks

Data quality report.
http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/fire-statistics/?lang=en#/statistics-and-research/fire-statistics/fire-statistics-quality-report/?lang=en

Keywords

Fire, Fire and Rescue Authority, false alarm, casualties, fatal, non-fatal, quarterly

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CSAF0058