FOI Request 1934

Subject: Electric Vehicle Fires

Status: Complete

Date received: October 2023

Question Asked:

For the purposes of statistical analysis related to electric vehicle fires, I request information on individual cases of electric vehicle fire incidents that have occurred in Cheshire in the last 5 years (2018 - 2023). The information I am seeking includes:

1. Number of EV fires from Jan. 2018 - Current

2. Please include a breakdown of types of vehicle in the data (car, bus/coach, e-bike/e-scooter, etc)

3. Please include details on day, month, year, location cause of fire, fire spread and injuries/fatalities as a result of the fire

4. If possible, can you provide any details on the vehicle or battery informations, or if the batteries had a battery management system or state of health monitoring?

Our Response:

Currently, the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Incident Recording System (IRS) has insufficient facilities for the comprehensive recording, and subsequent analysis, of the involvement of electric vehicles at fires attended. Therefore, due to the specific information asked for, we cannot provide the data requested.

Outcome: Data Not Held

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO