| Cause |
Number of fires |
Part in % |
Index % |
Direct loss in thous. CZK |
Part in % |
Fatalities |
Injured |
| Deliberate ignition |
1 431 |
6,75 |
94 |
200 194,11 |
11,99 |
5 |
55 |
| Suicidal intentions |
31 |
0,15 |
91 |
4 816,80 |
0,29 |
9 |
6 |
| Children up to 15 years |
380 |
1,79 |
68 |
55 859,90 |
3,35 |
0 |
27 |
| Smoking |
797 |
3,76 |
63 |
35 343,59 |
2,12 |
18 |
66 |
| Setting fires, grass burning |
494 |
2,33 |
56 |
6 585,19 |
0,39 |
3 |
66 |
| Incorrect manipulation with heaters |
170 |
0,80 |
88 |
17 925,00 |
1,07 |
7 |
27 |
| Flammable matterial near heaters |
82 |
0,39 |
75 |
80 125,00 |
4,80 |
4 |
9 |
| Use of flammable liquids, gases |
33 |
0,16 |
79 |
3 888,50 |
0,23 |
0 |
22 |
| Use of naked flame |
300 |
1,42 |
83 |
30 217,70 |
2,17 |
8 |
44 |
| Glowing ashes handling |
101 |
0,48 |
71 |
3 363,58 |
0,20 |
2 |
3 |
| Welding, cutting, defrosting |
201 |
0,94 |
78 |
34 590,00 |
1,71 |
1 |
23 |
| Neglect of safety regulations |
207 |
0,98 |
75 |
21 244,90 |
1,27 |
2 |
41 |
| Negligence, error, incorrect control |
228 |
1,08 |
95 |
11 659,10 |
0,70 |
5 |
49 |
| Negligence in total |
2 613 |
12,33 |
69 |
244 942,56 |
14,67 |
50 |
305 |
| Improper construction of chimney |
86 |
0,41 |
85 |
6 329,70 |
0,38 |
0 |
6 |
| Walled-up timber in chimney |
73 |
0,34 |
92 |
7 535,00 |
0,45 |
0 |
5 |
| Gaps in chimney |
72 |
0,34 |
107 |
15 435,20 |
0,92 |
0 |
10 |
| Sparks from chimney, soot ignition |
147 |
0,69 |
116 |
13 899,10 |
0,83 |
0 |
2 |
| Chimneys in total |
378 |
1,78 |
101 |
43 199,00 |
2,59 |
0 |
23 |
| Technical failure of heaters |
30 |
0,14 |
68 |
1 676,70 |
0,10 |
0 |
4 |
| Bad conditions of heater/smoke-flue |
31 |
0,15 |
103 |
3 937,50 |
0,24 |
0 |
2 |
| Incorrect place/installation of heater |
62 |
0,29 |
65 |
9 173,00 |
0,55 |
1 |
5 |
| Other faullures of heaters |
12 |
0,06 |
63 |
1 051,00 |
0,06 |
0 |
6 |
| Heaters in total |
191 |
0,64 |
71 |
15 838,20 |
0,95 |
1 |
17 |
| Technical failures |
2 279 |
10,75 |
97 |
359 123,87 |
21,51 |
3 |
124 |
| Incorrect installation |
22 |
0,10 |
47 |
1 724,00 |
0,10 |
0 |
4 |
| Incorrect maintenance |
25 |
0,12 |
81 |
511,00 |
0,03 |
0 |
0 |
| Glowing materials, products |
44 |
0,21 |
69 |
7 016,60 |
0,42 |
0 |
2 |
| Foreign material in machine |
60 |
0,28 |
55 |
2304,50 |
0,14 |
0 |
4 |
| Discharge of static electricity |
9 |
0,04 |
90 |
1 632,00 |
0,10 |
0 |
2 |
| Sparks from exhaust A372/ brakes |
45 |
0,21 |
50 |
8 864,54 |
0,53 |
0 |
3 |
| Friction, overheating |
87 |
0,41 |
59 |
30 584,24 |
1,83 |
0 |
1 |
| Other changes of operational parameters |
441 |
2,08 |
87 |
209 688,50 |
12,56 |
1 |
18 |
| Technical failures in total |
3 351 |
14,21 |
90 |
621 449,25 |
37,23 |
4 |
158 |
| Self-ignition of agricultural products |
32 |
0,15 |
114 |
7 942,30 |
0,48 |
0 |
2 |
| Coal self-ignition |
58 |
0,27 |
57 |
1 467,70 |
0,09 |
0 |
0 |
| Oil and grease self-ignition |
2 |
0,01 |
29 |
50,00 |
0,00 |
0 |
0 |
| Self-ignition of chemicals |
19 |
0,09 |
86 |
429,00 |
0,03 |
0 |
1 |
| Self-ignition of chemical products |
11 |
0,05 |
69 |
3 204,50 |
0,19 |
0 |
0 |
| Other self-ignition (e.g. waste) |
24 |
0,11 |
69 |
1 820,00 |
0,11 |
0 |
1 |
| Self-ignition in total |
146 |
0,69 |
69 |
14 913,50 |
0,89 |
0 |
4 |
| Gas explosion |
12 |
0,06 |
120 |
9 597,00 |
0,57 |
1 |
7 |
| Flammable liquids explosion |
5 |
0,03 |
140 |
2 614,25 |
0,16 |
0 |
2 |
| Dust explosion |
0 |
0,00 |
0 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0 |
0 |
| Explosion of explosives |
2 |
0,01 |
x |
150,50 |
0,01 |
1 |
1 |
| Explosions of pressure vessels, boilers |
1 |
0,00 |
100 |
1,00 |
0,00 |
0 |
0 |
| Explosions in total |
22 |
0,10 |
122 |
12 362,75 |
0,74 |
2 |
10 |
| Flammable substances handling |
13 |
0,06 |
130 |
1 907,50 |
0,11 |
0 |
7 |
| Lightning/buildings with lightning conductors |
7 |
0,03 |
70 |
2 615,00 |
0,16 |
0 |
1 |
| Lightning/buildings without lightning conductors |
22 |
0,10 |
58 |
3 260,50 |
0,20 |
0 |
1 |
| Lightning - other |
22 |
0,10 |
50 |
165,46 |
0,01 |
0 |
0 |
| Natural disasters |
0 |
0,00 |
0 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0 |
0 |
| Traffic accidents |
189 |
0,89 |
88 |
33 904,90 |
2,03 |
27 |
132 |
| Military exercise, fireworks |
10 |
0,05 |
167 |
730,00 |
0,04 |
0 |
1 |
| Exceptional causes in total |
250 |
1,18 |
78 |
40 675,86 |
2,44 |
27 |
135 |
| Other causes |
93 |
0,44 |
118 |
1 894,47 |
0,11 |
1 |
2 |
| No further investigation |
11 012 |
51,97 |
67 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0 |
0 |
| Unsolved, still under investigation |
1 675 |
7,90 |
78 |
411 251,24 |
24,64 |
27 |
169 |
| Causes in total |
21 191 |
100,00 |
73 |
1 669 305,14 |
100,00 |
126 |
918 |
Fires without fatalities, injures persons or any loss - esp. fires in countryside and fires of garbage
- have been classified as "Without further investigation". No cause was investigated in this group of fires.