FOI Request 2007

Subject: Fires involving e-scooters and e-bikes

Status: Complete

Date received: May 2024

Question Asked:

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-scooter incident in 2020

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-scooter incident in 2021

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-scooter incident in 2022

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-scooter incident in 2023

Additionally, and only if this is categorised separately, can we also request the following:

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-bike incident in 2020

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-bike incident in 2021

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-bike incident in 2022

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-bike incident in 2023

Our Response:

Please see our response below to FOI 2007:

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Incident Recording System has only recorded data on e-bikes and e-scooters since May 2023.

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-scooter incident in 2020

  Not available

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-scooter incident in 2021

  Not available

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-scooter incident in 2022

  Not available

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-scooter incident in 2023

  1

Additionally, and only if this is categorised separately, can we also request the following:

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-bike incident in 2020

  Not available

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-bike incident in 2021

  Not available

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-bike incident in 2022

  Not available

• The number of house fires in your area involving and/or caused by an e-bike incident in 2023

  2

Outcome: Partial Data Held

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO