Secondary Fires

HC Deb 16 July 2002 vol 389 cc149-51W

Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of secondary fires were(a) on grassland and heath, (b) in refuse, (c) in derelict buildings and (d) in none of the above in the last 12 months. [60448]

Mr. Raynsford

I have been asked to reply.

The information in the table relates to secondary fires attended by UK local authority fire brigades in 2000.

Secondary fires1 by brigade area, UK 2000
			Location/Item
Brigade	Total secondary fires1	Derelict buildings	Grasslands heathlands2	Refuse	Other3
Wales	17,500	3	43	46	8
North Wales	2,642	2	41	52	6
Mid and West Wales	4,309	2	50	40	8
South Wales	10,549	3	40	48	9
Northern Ireland	11,672	6	32	55	7
Scotland	32,432	5	24	65	7
Strathclyde	18,920	6	23	64	7
Highland and Islands	657	2	58	33	7
Grampian	1,537	5	29	60	7
Tayside	2,644	4	17	76	4
Lothian and Borders	5,183	3	22	69	6
Fife	1,829	2	31	62	5
Central	1,374	4	23	64	9
Dumfries	288	2	26	66	6
1Secondary fires are those fires which did not involve property, casualties or rescues or were attended by four or fewer appliances.	2Includes intentional straw and stubble burning.	3Includes outdoor structures and derelict vehicles.