FOI Request 1884

Subject: Lithium Battery Fires Involving E-Bikes and E-Scooters

Status: Complete

Date received: June 2023

Question Asked:

How many lithium battery fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters have been attended in your fire service area in the last five years for which data is available? If possible, please provide data broken down by year. I don’t mind if the data is broken down by calendar year, financial year, or other 12-month reporting period.

Our Response:

Please find the below the information requested regarding fires involving E-Bikes or E-Scooters between 1st January 2018 to date.

Please be aware that there is no specific category on our data systems for E-Scooter, Electric Scooter, Electric Bike or E-Bikes. The information provided is based on a keyword search for ‘E-Scooter’, ‘Electric Scooter’, ‘Electric Bike’ or ‘E-Bike’ on our incident recording systems. Therefore, the data provided may not include all fires involving E-Scooter or E-Bikes unless these keywords were recorded on the incident logs. The data does include fires caused by E-Scooter or E-Bike batteries.

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO