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Fire statistics in Europe
5th INFORMAL ROUNDTABLEEuropean Fire Prevention
and Catastrophe Management
Lieutenant-colonel Pascal LEPRINCE
Adviser of the president - French burns' victims association (ABF) Commander of the East division – Yvelines Fire Brigade : SDIS 78
The situation in Europe
The best practise : Road safety
The CARE database
EFA opportunity
The situation in Europe
There is no official European
database on fire incidents. .
The situation in Europe
In order to attempt to understand the scale of the problem and the deaths, injuries and cost consequences of electrical fires in Europe, the partners to the FEEDS forum, and their member organisations throughout Europe, collected the published national fire statistics in 2004(30 reports from 10 countries Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK, USA). In addition, fire statistics published at municipal level (Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid, Munich, Paris) were checked. Other statistics were collected from the Geneva Association’s world-wide
fire statistics programme. FEEDS : Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety
.
Incidence of domestic fires
Based on the demographic model, we can estimate, for Europe
• Per 1 000 dwellings, about 3.2 fires in dwellings are reported by the fire services each year.
• Over 60% of reported building fires occur in the domestic sector.
It is estimated that only about 25% of fires are actually reported, sothe total number of fires is four times higher than that reported,meaning that 60% of EU citizens are exposed to a fire during theirlifetime.
Extrapolating the number of fires per 1 000 dwellings gives thetotal reported fires as 620 000 in EU-25.
Costs
The best fire data available comes from the UK and the USA. Using this data property loss and the total cost to society can be estimated.
The average total cost to society per domestic fire is € 32 000including the cost of injuries,intervention, fire prevention and Insurance administration and the direct property loss per reported domestic fire is estimated at an average € 8 000 (UK).
Extrapolating these figures and using the data in Table 4 the total cost of domestic fires is €17 billion for EU-25.
The direct property loss for domestic fires is estimated to be €3.8 billion in EU-25, excluding the property loss from non-reported fires.
Fire deaths and injuries
61% of the casualties due to fire and 81% of the injuries
occur in residential dwellings (based on the 1999 UK figures).
Dwellings are therefore a major attention area in all fire prevention programmes.
In Europe, there are about, on average, 7 fire deaths/million citizens (Table 5)
which means that about 1 in 200 fires in dwellings results in a fatality.
Approximately 1 in 14 dwelling fires results in an injury, though it should be noted
that the definition of 'injured' seems to differ widely across Europe.
Based on these calculations there are about 3 250 domestic fire deaths
and 45 000 injuries each year in EU-25.
Although 10 to 20% of fires have an electrical cause, they result in a
disproportionate amount of the associated injuries (20 to 30%).
Major information
There is no official European database on fire incidents.
60% of EU citizens are exposed to a fire during their lifetime
Dwellings are therefore a major attention area in all fireprevention programmes.
The definition of 'injured' seems to differ widely across Europe.
The total cost of domestic fires is €17 billion for EU-25.
Based on these calculations there are about 3 250 domesticfire deaths and 45 000 injuries each year in EU-25.
The best practise : Road safety
The common target for 2010 is to save
25 000 lives on European lives.
In its 2001 White Paper on a European transport policy the Commission has proposed the ambitious goal of halving the number of deaths on our roads by 2010. The European Parliament and the Member States in the Council support this goal.
These graphics show the situation in 2006 (2005 when data from 2006 not available) and the progress made since 2001. Its purpose is to allow Member States to compare their situation and to encourage them to continue their efforts regarding road safety.
Sources: CARE (Community database on road accidents), Eurostat, national publications.
The CARE Database
Community database on Accidents on the Roads in Europe
Road traffic accidents in the Member States of the European Union annually claim about 43.000 lives and leave more than 1.8 million people injured, representing estimated costs of 160 billion euros. Since 1984, a large number of measures to reduce road accidents have been taken at a regional level. Along with these measures, the Council adopted a Decision on 30 November 1993 on the creation of a Community database on road accidents (93/704/EC)1, the CARE project.
The different phase since 20 years
The first phase of the project (1988 - 1993) consisted of a feasibility study for the creation of CARE database which led to a positive result and thus, to the European Council decision of December 1993 for the creation of a disaggregate road accident database.
The second phase of the project (1993 - 1996) concerned the pilot operation of the CARE database , during which, CARE had to deal with all operational problems and be ready for an overall evaluation. The positive results of this evaluation opened the way for the further development of CARE into an integrated information system.
The third phase of the project (1996 -1999) concerned the harmonisation of the data contained inside the database allowing for international comparisons and exchange of experience. On this purpose, the compatibility of a number of data variables and values have been thoroughly examined and a set of 38 variables containing 488 common-definition values has been proposed.
The fourth phase of the project (1999 - today) concerns the full operation of the system.
During the fifth phase of the project (2005 - today), data from the Members States that joined the European Union in May 2004 and January 2007 plus Norway and Switzerland will be integrated in the database.
Road safety in Europe Maria Teresa SANZ VILLEGAS
Road Transport Policy in the EU
• White Paper on transport policy (2001): mid-term review adopted on 22nd of June 2006
• Road safety action program (2003):
“A shared responsibility”
Numerous stakeholders
Public: EU level + Central Governments + Local Authorities
Private: Car industry + Transport companies …
Everybody: all users !
Shared responsibility “subsidiarity”
Action by ALL stakeholders is needed
The EU level acts wherever it provides an added value
Road SafetyThe EU instruments
Legislation
Best practice guidelines
Research and studies
Financial support to projects
Road accident data and information
The Road Safety Charter
Domains of action
• User behaviour• Campaigns• Enforcement• Education• Driving licences
• Vehicle safety
• Passive and active safety • Technical inspection
• Road Infrastructure safety
• European Road Safety Charter
• Observatory (incl. accident data)
The EU Road Safety Observatory
Mission:
Collect, analyse and disseminate road safety data and knowledge
A “light” form of a road safety agency
Internal Commission structure
The EU Road Safety Observatory
A comprehensive web site including… Accident data with various levels of detail
circumstances causes consequences
Risk exposure data Road safety performance indicators Framework for independent accident investigation Knowledge
Results of research, studies & other projects, both from the Commission’s and from Countries’ various stakeholders
The “-50%” objective
The EU Road Safety Observatory
Evolution 1990 - 2010EU fatalities
50.000
46.300
42.900
36.700
34.000
31.50029.200
27.00025.000
70.900 70.300
66.500
61.30059.600 59.000
55.50056.400
55.20054.100
52.20050.400 49.800
46.700
43.50041.300
38.400
39.700
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Source: - CARE (EU road accidents database) - National data
2010 objective : 25.000 lives to save
EU25 fatalities
The EU Road Safety Observatory
The CARE data base is an initiative of the EU member states
Council Decision 93/704/EC on the creation of a Community database on road accidents.
CARE database
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
identify and quantify road safety problems
evaluate the efficiency of road safety measures
determine the relevance of Community actions
facilitate the exchange of experience in this field.
Objectives
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
Process
national data ( ME ) data collection Uploading Transformation rules ( if necessary ) Common variables creation Verification with national publications
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
ACCESS Complete database (national administrations)
Reports and statistics (Public access) Europa
(http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety/road_safety_observatory/care_en.htm)
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
Data confidentiality and security reports produced by the system are always aggregated
the ME are requested to black out confidential data fields before send data
A CARE user must have a valid user/password
All measures have been taken guarantee the confidentiality, security and integrity
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
Data structure
Basic definitions Accident Person killed, injured ...
Common variables 43 variables ( on production since December 2005 ) Third study - socio-economics variables ( near
future )
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
Common Variables Country Time ( year, month, hour ) Age group Gender Person class ( driver, passenger , pedestrian ) Area type ( inside or outside urban ) Motorway Junction type Vehicle Weather conditions Lighting ...
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
Common Variables Region Vehicle age Driving licence age Road surface condition Speed limit Alcohol test Psychophysical circumstances Junction control …..
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
Risk exposure variables
Traffics: vehicles x km travelled by type of road networks
The population’s pyramids The drivers' population The fleet of vehicles ….
Reduction of casualties (in %)2005 - 2006
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Fatalities by population Evolution 2001- 2006
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Source: CARE (EU road accidents database)2001 2006 EU 2006 EU 2001
The EU Road Safety Observatory
PEOPLE AGED 18-25 KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENTS, FOR EACH HOUR AND DAY OF THE WEEK EU 15 (2002)
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Lundi Mardi Mercredi Jeudi Vendredi Samedi DimancheSource: CARE (EU road accidents database
The EU Road Safety Observatory
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Francia España Reino UnidoSource: CARE (EU road accidents database)
The EU Road Safety Observatory
EU accidentsinside/outside urban area
outside33%
inside67%
EU fatalitiesinside/outside urban area
inside32%
outside68%
CARE database
% pedestrian fatalities/ totalby country
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1991 2004
The EU Road Safety ObservatoryCARE database
The EU Road Safety Observatory
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<02 2-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-35 35-39 40-49 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 >94
Source: CARE (EU road accidents database)
Pedestrian fatalities outside urban area by age and gender
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<02 2-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-35 35-39 40-49 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 >94
Source: CARE (EU road accidents database)
Pedestrian fatalities inside urban area by age and gender
CARE database
The EU Road Safety Observatory
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Source: CARE (EU road accidents database)
Pedestrian fatalities by population inside urban area by age and gender
CARE database
Roadsafety Website:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety/road_safety_observatory/introduction_en.htm
The EU Road Safety Observatory
EFA Opportunity
Organise a specific EFA database with 4 or 5 fire department like
a best practise
Stimulate and impulse with the DG SANCO the same approach like the road safety
Listen to us for
your own safety !!!
“A shared responsibility”
Numerous stakeholders
Public: EU level + Central Governments + Local Authorities
Private: Industry + Technologies partners …
Everybody: all users !
Shared responsibility “subsidiarity”
Action by ALL stakeholders is needed
The EU level acts wherever it provides an added value
Fire SafetyThe EU instruments
Legislation
Best practice guidelines
Research and studies
Financial support to projects
Domestics fire data and information
The Fire Safety Charter
Domains of action
• User behaviour
• Campaigns
• Enforcement
• Education
• Dwellings safety
• Passive and active safety (infrastructure and equipment)
• Technical inspection
• European Fire Safety Charter
• Observatory (incl. fire data)