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NOK 4.7 billion on fire and accident protection in municipalities
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2014-07-01T10:00:00.000Z
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Fire and accident protection, 2013

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NOK 4.7 billion on fire and accident protection in municipalities

In 2013, the municipalities spent NOK 4.7 billion on fire and accident protection, and most of the expenditure is tied up in actions concerning the preparedness of the municipalities. Furthermore, the number of building fires has increased from 2012 to 2013.

Fire and accident protection, key figuresPublished 1 July 2014
20132012 - 20132009 - 2013
Absolute figuresPercentage changePercentage change
Gross operating expenditure
Totalt expenditures, function 338 og 3394 692 688619
338 Prevention of fires and other accidents912 195528
339 Preparedness for fires and other accidents3 780 493717
Net operating expenditure
Totalt expenditures, function 338 og 3393 488 067620
338 Prevention of fires and other accidents262 868226
339 Preparedness for fires and other accidents3 225 199719
Per 1000 inhabitantsPercentage changePercentage change
Man-years
Man-years, fire and accident protection per 1000 inhabitants0.7416
Man-years, preventive measures against fires and other accidents per 1000 inhabitants0.2400
Man-years, preparedness for fires and other accidents per 1000 inhabitants0.5009
 Absolute figures
Activity
Total number of fires in buildings4 437486
The number of chimneys being swept last year703 644-6-3
The number of A-objects inspected last year18 8011-1

Source: Statistics Norway

Measured by gross operating expenditure, the expenditure for fire and accident protection in the municipalities has increased from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, the municipalities spent a total of NOK 4.7 billion on this area, which represents a 7 per cent increase from 2012. Moreover, over the last five years from 2009 to 2013, the expenditure has increased by 20 per cent.

Preparedness is the major item of expenditure

The major item of expenditure within fire and accident protection is preparedness for fires and other accidents. Among other things, this includes operating expenditure for fire fighting services and emergency systems to combat oil pollution. In 2013, the gross operating expenditure for this item totalled about NOK 3.8 billion, which is an increase of 7 per cent from 2012 and 17.4 per cent from 2009.

The municipal expenditures on prevention of fires and other accidents are significantly lower than those within preparedness. In 2013, the municipalities spent approximately NOK 900 million on prevention in the form of chimney sweeping and other actions to prevent fires and explosive accidents, which is an increase of 5.4 per cent from 2012 and 27.8 per cent from 2009.

Increase in number of fires

There has been an increase in the number of fires involving buildings in Norway from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, there were a total of 4 437 building fires recorded, which represents an increase of about 4 per cent from 2012. According to the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection, which collects the data from the fire brigades there is reason to believe that the number of fires is subject to underreporting. This is one of the reasons why the directorate is working on a new system of reporting aimed at improving the quality of data in the future.

Of all the building fires in Norway in 2013, house fires (as in people’s homes) made up 64.5 per cent. In 2013, this meant that 2 864 out of the 4 437 building fires were house fires.