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5236
4600 4470
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
No. o
f Fire
s
Year
Fire Statistics for 2016
&
Case Studies on Recent Fire
MAJ Yazeed Bin Abdul RahmanTeam Leader | Fire Investigation Unit | Operations Department
SCOPE
- Fire Stats of Singapore (2016)
- Case Studies
Year
4470 4485 4136 4724 4604
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
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6000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
▼ 349 cases
▼ 7.8%
4114▲ 15 cases
▲ 0.3%
▲ 588 cases
▲ 14.2%
2016
▼ 120 cases
▼ 2%
FIRE STATISTICSTotal no. of Fires Responded to by SCDF
▼ 490 cases
▼ 10.6%
Breakdown of Fires by Type of Premises
2,898
505
1,201
2,818
506 7900
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
Fires In Residential Premises(Public & Private)
Fires In Non-Residential Premises( Commercial, Industrial, Social &
Communal)
Fires In Non-Building places (eg.vegetation, rubbish in open
space , vehicles on road)
2015 2016
Residential Premises
FIRE STATISTICS
Fires in Residential Premises
3254 31842925 2888 2898 2818
0
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1000
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3500
4000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No
. of
Fire
s
Year2016
2818▼ 70 cases
▼ 2.2% ▼ 232 cases
▼ 7.3%
▼ 64 cases
▼ 2.2%▲ 10 cases
▲ 0.3%
FIRE STATISTICS
▼ 80 cases
▼ 2.8%
Top 3 types of Fires in Residential Premises 2016
FIRE STATISTICS
1,546
396300
1,444
430345
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
Rubbish (Rubbish
Chute/Rubbish Bin)
Unattended Cooking Discarded Items
2015 2016
▼ 102 cases
▼ 6.6%
Fires in Commercial Premises
294328
284 277246
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No
. of
Fire
s
Year
▲ 34 cases
▲ 11.6%
2016
▼ 44 cases
▼ 13.4%
259▼ 7 cases
▼ 2.5% ▼ 31cases
▼ 11.2%
FIRE STATISTICS
▲ 13 cases
▲ 5.3%
Top 3 types of Fires in Commercial Premises
69
48
34
64 60
23
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Eating Establishments Shopping Complexes Offices
2015 2016
FIRE STATISTICS
▲ 12 cases
▲ 25%
Fires in Industrial Premises
176
145 141
173
158 159
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No
. o
f F
ires
Year
159
2016
▼ 4 cases
▼ 2.75%
▲ 32 cases
▲ 22.7% ▼ 15 cases
▼ 9%
FIRE STATISTICS
▲ 1 case
▲ 0.6%
▼ 31 cases
▼ 17.6%
Fire Injuries in Singapore
47
64
7
2636
20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Smoke Inhalation Fire Injuries Fatalities
2015 2016
FIRE STATISTICS
CONCLUSION
- Prepare,
- Knowing what to do in an emergency can
make all the difference!
Prevent, & Respond.
Thank you for your attention.
