Injuries: fire injuries
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics reports statistics on incidents, casualties and fatalities attended by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in Scotland.
Key points:
- Overall, the number of fatal casualties has been on a downward trajectory in recent decades, with non-fatal casualties also showing a decreasing trend since the early 2000s.
- Scotland has consistently had higher fatal fire casualties per million population than England and Wales. Differing demographic, deprivation and urban-rural profiles of each nation are likely contributing factors.
- There is a strong relationship between age and rates of fatal casualties, with rates in those over 40 being higher than the Scotland average.
- Over the last 8 years, there has been an approximately 5 times higher rate of casualties in the most deprived areas compared to the least deprived areas, in terms of both fatal and non-fatal casualties.
Please note: If you require the most up-to-date data available, please check the data sources directly as new data may have been published since these data pages were last updated. Although we endeavour to ensure that the data pages are kept up-to-date, there may be a time lag between new data being published and the relevant ScotPHO web pages being updated.
