Fire Safety Information
Fire can be devastating and tragic if fire safety procedures are not planned, practised and implemented. Having fire safety knowledge is the first step to ensuring
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Fires and Commercial Buildings (Fires in commercial buildings puts lives at risk and can cost the business thousands of dollars in repairs and damage. Reduce the risk by educating your staff about what to do in an emergency situation and having the right equipment available.)
Fires in commercial buildings - the result equals millions.
Building Fires in Commercial Premises
1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008
Queensland
Know 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.
