§ 80. Sir J. Edenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the former Civil Defence employees have been found alternative employment in local government or other comparable work; and how many have been declared redundant.
NUMBER OF FIRES ATTENDED BY FIRE BRIGADES IN GREAT BRITAIN IN THE YEARS 1958–1967 (INCLUDING FIRES NOT IN BUILDINGS BUT EXCLUDING CHIMNEY FIRES WHICH DID NOT SPREAD BEYOND THE HEARTH) TOGETHER WITH THE NUMBERS OF FATAL AND NON-FATAL CASUALTIES IN EACH YEAR* (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Year Fires in buildings (including derelict buildings and buildings under construction) Fires not in buildings Total (a)+(b) Fatal casualties Other casualties (estimated) (estimated) (estimated) 1967 … — — 200,000 760 4,165 1966 … 84,823 75,561 160,384 764 4,379 1965 … 81,702 94,947 176,649 693 4,325 1964 … 80,316 116,416 196,732 665 4,288 1963 … 77,478 76,844 154,322 806 4,172 1962 … 72,100 92,696 164,796 656 3,671 1961 … 68,382 89,058 157,440 562 3,405 1960 … 61,336 70,428 131,764 511 3,365 1959 … 60,320 175,534 235,854 475 3,266 1958 … 51,184 49,540 100,724 446 3,162 * These figures are derived from the United Kingdom Fire Statistics prepared annually by the Joint Fire Research Organisation and published by H.M. Stationery Office.