520
APPENDIX 50
(Chapter 17: Public Order)
Fire Services Statistics
APPENDICES
1997
1998
1999
Services (number of calls)
Fire calls
35 543
37 846
43 564
Special service calls
20 899
20 813
21 035
Ambulance calls
Emergency
Urgent
Non-emergency
Sub-total
Total
367 064
394 493
67 574
69 250
3 609
505
421 146
63 071
706
438 247
464 248
484 923
494 689
522 907
549 522
Fatalities (number of persons involved)
Fire
47
14
29
Special services
504
588
639
Total
551
602
668
Source: Fire Services Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2733 7717)