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Schools: Fires

Volume 490: debated on Friday 27 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many fires in schools in England were recorded in each month in each of the last four years. (266329)

The figures for school fires provided by Communities and Local Government are given as follows. They are for fires attended by Local Fire and Rescue Services and do not include fires that were not attended by the Fire and Rescue Services.

Fires in schools by month of call, England2004-07

Month of call

2004

2005

2006

2007

Total

1,229

1,102

1,075

829

January

122

102

107

90

February

82

98

94

82

March

178

95

116

54

April

94

86

88

70

May

108

98

94

81

June

100

105

100

51

July

81

107

90

68

August

65

63

52

39

September

88

79

73

91

October

66

92

71

55

November

158

120

111

108

December

88

57

78

40

Note:

Figures for 2007 are provisional and subject to change.