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<p>The table below shows the number of accidental dwelling fires attended by Fire
and Rescue Services in England and illustrates a fall in incidents over the past ten
years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>40,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>38,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>38,307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>36,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>34,258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>32,428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>33,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>31,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>30,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13<sup>(r)</sup></p></td><td><p>29,646</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14<sup>(p)</sup></p></td><td><p>28,034</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sub>Source:
DCLG incident Recording System, <em>Fire Statistics Monitor 2013-14</em></sub></p><p>Smokers’
materials (i.e. cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco) were the most common source of
ignition for accidental dwelling fires which resulted in fatalities, while cooking
appliances were the most common source of ignition for accidental dwelling fires overall.</p><p>We
do not hold information on accidental dwelling fires by tenure. The English Housing
Survey in 2013-14 estimated total fire outbreaks within the last two years (both accidental
and deliberate, and including those not attended by Fire and Rescue Services) as occurring
in 2.1 per cent of private rented, 2.4 per cent of social rented sector, and 1.4 per
cent of owner occupied dwellings.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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