FOI / 4186 / 2020 - Emergency call outs involving fireworks
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Questions and final response:
We have collated the data for 2018 & 2019. The incident numbers with a brief description are in the spreadsheet attached.
We have not completed the data for the 1st January to the 27th October 2020, this data will be available at a later date.
A summary is below:
2018
1) The number of emergency call outs involving fireworks 12
2) A brief description of each incident is in the attached. (7 fires & 5 false alarms)
3) The number of incidents involving fireworks being used to attack firefighters 0
4) A brief description of each incident N/A
2019
1) The number of emergency call outs involving fireworks 9
2) A brief description of each incident is in the attached. (4 fires & 5 false alarms)
3) The number of incidents involving fireworks being used to attack firefighters 0
4) A brief description of each incident N/A
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2018 |
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1.1 FRS Incident Number |
3.1 Incident Category |
3.2 Property Type |
3.4 False alarm reason |
3.4 False alarm reason (Other) |
8.1 Cause of fire |
8.1 Cause of fire (Oth) |
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21889602 |
False Alarm |
Property/Outdoor/Other outdoors (including land)/Park |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
fire works |
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21872371 |
False Alarm |
Property/Outdoor/Grassland, woodland and crops/Scrub land |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
fire works |
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21875184 |
False Alarm |
Property/Outdoor/Other outdoors (including land)/Other outdoor location |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
Fireworks |
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21888545 |
False Alarm |
Property/Building/Dwelling/House - single occupancy |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
smoke from fireworks |
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21890359 |
False Alarm |
Property/Outdoor/Other outdoors (including land)/Cycle path/public footpath/bridleway |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
Youths seen letting off fireworks in area |
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1.1 FRS Incident Number |
3.1 Incident Category |
3.2 Property Type |
3.4 False alarm reason |
3.4 False alarm reason (Other) |
8.1 Cause of fire |
8.1 Cause of fire (Oth) |
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21889682 |
Fire |
Property/Road Vehicle/Car |
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Other |
firework |
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21869530 |
Fire |
Property/Building/Dwelling/Purpose Built Flat/Maisonette - multiple occupancy/Up to 3 storeys |
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Other |
firework |
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21889510 |
Fire |
Property/Building/Dwelling/House - single occupancy |
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Other |
Firework |
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21889450 |
Fire |
Property/Building/Non Residential/Private Garden Shed |
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Other |
Stray Firework |
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21889439 |
Fire |
Property/Building/Non Residential/Private Garden Shed |
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Other |
Stray firework |
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21889023 |
Fire |
Property/Outdoor/Outdoor structures/Other outdoor structures |
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Other |
Firework |
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21888934 |
Fire |
Property/Building/Non Residential/Private garage |
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Other |
STRAY FIREWORK |
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2019 |
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1.1 FRS Incident Number |
3.1 Incident Category |
3.2 Property Type |
3.4 False alarm reason |
3.4 False alarm reason (Other) |
8.1 Cause of fire |
8.4 Source of ignition2 |
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21998946 |
Fire |
Property/Building/Dwelling/House - single occupancy |
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Careless handling - due to knocking over |
Fireworks - Fireworks |
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219112358 |
Fire |
Property/Building/Dwelling/House - single occupancy |
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Combustible articles too close to heat source (or fire) |
Fireworks - Fireworks |
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219107237 |
Fire |
Property/Road Vehicle/Van |
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Heat source and combustibles brought together deliberately |
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Fireworks - Fireworks219104335 |
Fire |
Property/Outdoor/Grassland, woodland and crops/Standing crop |
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Careless handling - due to careless disposal |
Fireworks - Fireworks |
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1.1 FRS Incident Number |
3.1 Incident Category |
3.2 Property Type |
3.4 False alarm reason |
3.4 False alarm reason (Other) |
8.1 Cause of fire |
8.4 Source of ignition2 |
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219112346 |
False Alarm |
Property/Outdoor/Outdoor structures/Tunnel, subway |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
Firework |
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219112278 |
False Alarm |
Property/Building/Dwelling/House - single occupancy |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
Firework |
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219112050 |
False Alarm |
Property/Outdoor/Other outdoors (including land)/Park |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
Firework |
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21992846 |
False Alarm |
Property/Building/Dwelling/House - single occupancy |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
fireworks |
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219110758 |
False Alarm |
Property/Building/Dwelling/House - single occupancy |
False Alarm Reason/Good Intent false alarm/Fire/Other |
fireworks |
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