§ Lord Jacobsasked Her Majesty's Government:
(a) How many firemen died in 2001; (b) how many firemen were injured in 2002; and (c) how many civilians died in fires or as a result of fires in 2001. [HL337]
§ The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)In 2000, the latest year for34WA which data are available in the United Kingdom, no firefighters died in or as result of fires while on duty. In the same year 683 firefighters received injuries in or resulting from fires while on duty. There were an estimated 595 civilian deaths in fires in 2000. Since 2000, I am aware of one death of a firefighter in England and Wales while on duty as a result of a fire.