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<p>The Incident Recording System records information about every incident attended
by Fire and Rescue Services.</p><p>There were 28,034 accidental dwelling fires attended
by Fire and Rescue Services in England during 2013/14.</p><p>In 7,254 cases, the power
source involved in the ignition was reported to have been electricity and the main
cause deemed to have been misuse of electrical equipment or appliance. Of these, 1,387
were through negligent use of electrical equipment or appliances, and the remaining
5,867 related to cooking using electrical appliances (excluding chip pans and deep
fat fryers).</p><p>In 2,482 cases, the cause of ignition was reported to have been
electricity supply, involving wiring, cabling or plugs.</p><p>Note that 2013/14 figures
are provisional, and are likely to be slight undercounts as one Service was unable
to supply a complete set of records.<br><br>The Department’s Fire Kills campaign promotes
electrical fire safety messages to all households in close partnership with Electrical
Safety First. The key mechanism for promoting these messages is Electrical Fire Safety
Week, which ran from 10 to 16 November.</p>
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