FOI Request 1943

Subject: Call Outs to Fires Related to Electrical Hazards

Status: Complete

Date received: December 2023

Question Asked:

Please could you list all of the call outs made to domestic homes and businesses due to fires related to electrical hazards between 1st December 2020 - 1st December 2023. Please may I request that information follow the below outline:

1. Call out number

2. Date of call out e.g. 16 June 2023 or 16/06/23

3. Category/cause of emergency e.g. fire caused by portable heater, electrical shock etc. or equivalent breakdown

4. Related to electrics (Yes/No) - please specify if the incident was related to electricity/electrical issues.

5. Category of location e.g. Domestic / Business

6. Type of call out (e.g. category 1, 2, 3 etc)

7. Result of call out (e.g. fatal/non fatal, sustained injuries etc or equivalent breakdown)

Our Response:

Please see below information requested regarding incidents attended between 1st December 2020 and 1st December 2023 involving electrical hazards.

foi_1943_data.pdf

Please be aware that the following caveats apply to the data provided from our Incident Recording System:

Property type - Any fire incident with the property type recorded as ‘Dwelling’, ‘Other Residential’ and ‘Non Residential’ Property

Incident cause - Any fire incident with the main cause of ‘Fault in equipment or appliance’, ‘Faulty fuel supply - electricity’ or ‘Faulty leads to equipment or appliance’

Ignition source - Any fire incident where the ignition source was powered by ‘Electric’

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO