Information on the number of primary fires in England is shown in Table 1 as follows, however statistics on the total number of primary fires in England is only available from 1981 onwards. Prior to this, information on the number of primary fires, in England, is limited to subcategories of primary fire.
Thousand Primary fires3 Outdoor Total Dwellings Other buildings Road vehicles Other Secondary fires Chimney fires3 19784 n/a 39.6 35.1 21.6 n/a 113.4 49.3 1979 n/a 48.4 33.9 25.4 n/a 133.7 44.9 19804 n/a 42.2 36.6 25.1 n/a 123.9 43.8 1981 113.0 44.4 31.8 28.3 8.5 112.9 44.1 1982 118.8 44.2 32.5 32.6 9.4 126.2 30.7 1983 122.4 45.0 32.9 34.1 10.5 132.6 32.4 1984 129.1 45.6 34.7 37.2 11.6 169.8 34.3 1985 131.0 48.5 34.6 38.0 10.0 125.6 42.1 1986 134.1 49.1 34.5 40.4 10.1 122.5 35.2 1987 135.0 49.4 33.6 42.4 9.6 102.9 30.7 1988 135.7 50.0 35.0 41.7 8.9 118.2 25.2 1989 144.5 50.1 37.9 44.2 12.3 194.0 22.1 1990 146.0 48.7 37.3 48.3 11.6 210.7 18.9 1991 155.8 49.4 35.5 60.8 10.0 156.3 22.5 1992 162.5 50.2 35.2 67.1 10.0 148.8 20.1 1993 160.2 50.7 35.6 64.1 9.8 168.6 19.6 19943 159.4 52.0 38.6 57.6 11.2 195.8 16.6 1995 161.3 52.2 38.7 58.8 11.6 300.2 14.4 1996 168.6 56.6 38.9 61.9 11.2 226.7 16.5 1997 164.5 57.6 36.9 60.1 9.9 189.5 12.6 1998 163.4 56.5 34.6 63.1 9.2 146.3 10.7 1999 178.8 57.5 36.3 74.8 10.2 180.0 9.6 2000 180.0. 56.2 34.4 79.6 9.8 179.8 8.9 2001 188.4 54.8 36.0 86.7 10.9 229.5 9.3 20025 182.6 51.6 34.0 86.0 11.0 225.9 7.1 20035 176.8 51.1 34.8 79.0 11.8 308.5 7.0 2004 150.9 48.1 31.4 61.7 9.7 192.3 6.2 2005 140.3 46.6 29.4 55.0 9.3 195.1 6.4 20061, 6 131.1 44.8 27.4 49.1 9.8 201.9 6.8 1 Provisional 2 Data collection methods have varied so categories may not be consistent throughout the period. 3 Figures for primary fires from 1994 are based on sample data weighted to individual FRS totals. They include ‘late’ call and heat and smoke damage only incidents, which were not recorded prior to 1994. 4 Includes estimates for incidents not recorded in 1977, 1978 and 1980 during industrial action. 5 Includes estimates for incidents not recorded in November 2002 and January and February 2003 during industrial action. 6 Data for 2006 is provisional and subject to change Note: Figures for 1974 and 1975 are estimates