EIR1645 / October 2023 / Incident Data Lithium Battery Fires

Our ref: EIR1645

2nd October 2023

Thank you for your request under the Environmental Information Regulations.

We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Questions and final response:

Question 1 - As a freedom of information request, please provide data regarding the number of lithium battery related fires you have recorded.

Specifically, please provide: - Annual totals for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and so far in 2023 -

Those annual totals split by the type of lithium device involved (such as e-bike, ecigarette, e-scooter). -

Those annual totals split by the number of related injuries or fatalities

Please see attached spreadsheet containing the information requested.

We hope this information is useful to you.

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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essexfire.gov.uk) .

Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/.

All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process

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