FOI Request 1991

Subject: Vehicle Fires in 2023

Status: Complete

Date received: April 2023

Question Asked:

Please could you detail the total number of fires caused by vehicles last year but separate it by month and what the car make was.

Our Response:

Please see our response below to FOI 1991

foi_1991_response.pdf

The following caveats apply to the data provided:

• All fire incidents with the property category of ‘Road Vehicle’ have been provided

• Data includes both accidental and deliberate causes of fire

• Only certain fire causes allow the make and model of the vehicle to be recorded (free text box called Main Cause Description) so the majority of these cannot be provided

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO