Electrical Safety First Core Data Set – Scotland
Deaths, Injuries and Fires 2018/19
Source: FOI of SFRS
3429 accidental dwelling fires of electrical origin - 74.1% of all accidental dwelling fires.
These fires caused 563 casualties - 64% of all casualties from accidental dwelling fires.
They caused 9 fatalities – 24% of all deaths from accidental dwelling fires.
Of the accidental electrical dwelling fires:
399 or 12% were from faults in equipment or appliances and 308 or 9% were from faulty fuel supplies - giving 707 or 21% of all accidental electrical fires.
3. Major products involved in electrical fires in 2016:
- Cooking appliances were the highest cause of fires in Scotland in 2016 at 2,819
- A DTI report estimates that 20% of electrical fires could be prevented by the presence of an RCD[1]
| 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | Fires | Injuries | Fatalities |
| Cooking appliances | 2,819 | 469 | 3 |
| White goods | 2,230 | 363 | 3 |
| Electrical distribution | 346 | 21 | 1 |
| Tumble driers | 91 | 13 | 0 |
| Lighting | 73 | 9 | 0 |
| Dishwashers | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| Fridge/Freezers | 24 | 5 | 0 |
[1] DTI Report: "Consumer Safety Research - Residual Current Devices - added value for home safety” http://www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork/pdf/rcd.pdf
[4] White goods include: Cooker including Oven, Dishwasher, Fridge/freezer, Microwave oven, Spin dryer, Tumble, Washer/dryer, Washing machine