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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)