Fires and Commercial Buildings
Fires in commercial buildings - the result equals millions.
Building Fires in Commercial Premises 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008 QueenslandKnow the facts and prevent yourself from becoming just another statistic. Number of incidents where a commercial building was affected by a building fire in Queensland.
| Year |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
TOTAL |
| Totals |
889 |
944 |
990 |
2823 |
Total dollar loss from building fires in commercial premises per year.
| Year |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2005-08 |
| Totals |
$58,664,878 |
$44,645,080 |
$89,681,372 |
$192, 991,330 |

The average Total Dollar Loss per Year is $64,330,443. The average Dollar Loss per Incident (Building), for the three years, is 68,364.
Commercial buildings are all premises which are not houses/flats or units and include premises that house people for commercial purposes i.e. hotels, holiday apartments, boarding houses etc.
Note:
This data is calculated from completed State AIRS Reports as at September 2009. Reports content and dollar loss values are based on the opinions of attending officers. Years are financial years: 1 July to 30 June.
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