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In 2003-04, there were 1,465 deliberately lit fires in Tasmania. A further 1,368 fires were accidental. The cause of 976 fires in the state was undetermined.

The majority of fires, 54.4%, occurred in the Southern Region of the state, while 26.7% occurred in the Northern Region, and 18.9% occurred in the North West Region.

CAUSE OF FIRES, Tasmanian regions
		Southern(a)	Northern(a)	North West(a)	Tasmania
		no.	no.	no.	no.
2002-03
Accidental
	Design fault	139	69	80	288
	Misuse	534	475	266	1,275
	Natural	18	25	16	59
Deliberate		1,312	334	225	1,871
Not applicable		70	10	19	99
Other		178	111	45	334
Undetermined		536	223	137	896
Total		2,787	1,247	788	4,822
2003-04
Accidental
	Design fault	121	82	85	288
	Misuse	496	290	242	1,028
	Natural	16	17	19	52
Deliberate		904	355	206	1,465
Not applicable		57	17	18	92
Other		120	79	32	231
Undetermined		532	265	179	976
Total		2,246	1,105	781	4,132
(a) All incidents are recorded by regions corresponding to the (03)62, (03)63 and (03)64 telephone directory areas. For detail refer to the Map of Tasmanian Telephone Directory Areas. Source: Incident reporting system, Tasmania Fire Service.