Behavioural trends and accidental dwelling fires

Taylor, M ORCID: 0000-0002-5647-426X, Fielding, J, Dean, E, Lyon, R ORCID: 0000-0003-3776-2087, Kwasnica, V, Francis, H and Reilly, D Behavioural trends and accidental dwelling fires. Safety and Reliability. ISSN 0961-7353 (Accepted)

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Abstract

Changes in household domestic behaviours over time may have associated changes in accidental dwelling fire incidence that can impact fire and rescue services. In this article the effects of changing household domestic behaviours during the period 2013/14 to 2023/24 on accidental dwelling fires in England is examined. Overall, changes in cooking habits in England including more microwave and air fryer use appear to have contributed to a decrease in cooking fires over the period, which was the largest element in the overall reduction of accidental dwelling fire incidence and injury. A reduction in smoking rates in England may have contributed to a reduction in accidental dwelling fire fatalities. Although smoking related accidental dwelling fires constituted a small proportion of the overall numbers of incidents, they appeared to be the largest cause of accidental dwelling fire fatality in England.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions:	Computer Science and Mathematics
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
Date of acceptance:	28 January 2026
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2026 10:49
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2026 10:49
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28009

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