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I am submitting a Freedom of Information request for the following data, specific to residential households (including apartments, houses, and other residential properties):
Number of House Fires in December: The total number of house fires that fire services attended in December for each of the past five years (i.e., December 2023, December 2022, December 2021, December 2020, December 2019).
Number of House Fires on Christmas Day: The number of house fires that fire services attended on Christmas Day specifically for each of the past five years.
Causes of Fires: The primary causes cited for each of these fires, if available (e.g., electrical fires, cooking-related incidents, etc.).
1. Number of House Fires in December: The total number of house fires that fire services attended in December for each of the past five years (i.e., December 2023, December 2022, December 2021, December 2020, December 2019).
Year | Total Dwelling Fires in December |
2019 | 36 |
2020 | 46 |
2021 | 33 |
2022 | 43 |
2023 | 37 |
2. Number of House Fires on Christmas Day: The number of house fires that fire services attended on Christmas Day specifically for each of the past five years.
Year | Total Dwelling Fires on Christmas Day |
2019 | 3 |
2020 | 1 |
2021 | 3 |
2022 | 2 |
2023 | 1 |
3. Causes of Fires: The primary causes cited for each of these fires, if available (e.g., electrical fires, cooking-related incidents, etc.).
Main Fire Cause - December | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Accumulation of flammable material | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bomb/incendiary device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Careless handling - due to careless disposal | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Careless handling - due to knocking over | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Careless handling - due to sleep or unconsciousness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chimney fire | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Combustible articles too close to heat source (or fire) | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Cooking - chip pan/deep fat fryer | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Cooking - other cooking | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Fault in equipment or appliance | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Faulty fuel supply - electricity | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Faulty leads to equipment or appliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Heat source and combustibles brought together deliberately | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Natural occurrence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Negligent use of equipment or appliance (heat source) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Overheating, unknown cause | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Person too close to heat source (or fire) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing with fire (or heat source) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Suicide/attempted: setting fire to self | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 36 | 46 | 33 | 43 | 37 |
Main Fire Cause - Christmas Day | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Combustible articles too close to heat source (or fire) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cooking - chip pan/deep fat fryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cooking - other cooking | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Negligent use of equipment or appliance (heat source) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overheating, unknown cause | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chimney fire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Outcome: Information Provided
FOI responded to within timescales: YES
Further action: NO
Last updated: Thursday, 27 November 2025