The information requested, takenfrom the most recently published statistics, is set out in the following tables:Table 1 Fires1,2 byBrigade Area, Scotland, 1999-2002 Scotland Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Highland and Islands Lothian and Borders Strathclyde Tayside 1999 Primary 20,656 819 363 1,136 1,838 713 3,691 10,502 1,594 Secondary 28,519 1,174 232 1,728 1,541 586 5,137 15,767 2,354 Chimney 3,452 92 292 175 527 1,074 447 592 253 Total 52,627 2,085 887 3,039 3,906 2,373 9,275 26,861 4,201 2000 Primary 20,191 834 418 1,118 1,668 643 3,636 10,229 1,645 Secondary 32,432 1,374 288 1,829 1,537 657 5,183 18,920 2,644 Chimney 3,119 86 285 147 531 1,018 333 486 233 Total 55,742 2,294 991 3,094 3,736 2,318 9,152 29,635 4,522 2001 Primary 19,738 863 355 1,235 1,601 663 3,680 9,720 1,621 Secondary 36,238 1,768 370 1,845 1,709 935 5,886 20,842 2,883 Chimney 3,440 97 314 120 534 1,239 324 587 225 Total 59,416 2,728 1,039 3,200 3,844 2,837 9,890 31,149 4,729 20023 Primary 19,196 884 372 1,146 1,742 606 3,682 9,164 1,600 Secondary 30,937 1,589 399 1,724 1,790 836 5,373 16,839 2,387 Chimney 2,462 61 210 93 388 855 266 418 171 Total 52,595 2,534 981 2,963 3,920 2,297 9,321 26,421 4,158 Notes:1 Including late call and heatand smoke damage incidents not recorded prior to 1994.2 Figures from 1994 are basedon sample data weighted to the brigade totals.3 Including estimates for a periodof 10 days of industrial action in November 2002.Table 2 Primary Fires1Started by Cigarettes or Other Tobacco Products by Brigade Area, Scotland, 1999-2002 Scotland Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Highland and Islands Lothian and Borders Strathclyde Tayside 1999 1,022 36 9 91 117 16 221 441 90 2000 801 31 15 46 66 43 183 330 87 2001 916 53 10 63 67 15 226 401 81 20022 816 41 11 45 94 24 195 355 52 Notes:1.