FOI Request 2062

Subject: Bonfire Night - Fire Service Callouts and Costs

Status: Complete

Date received: October 2024

Question Asked:

1. The number of calls made to your fire service relating to incidents on Bonfire Night (5th November) for each of the last three years (2021, 2022, and 2023)

2. The number of incidents your fire service actually attended after being called out on Bonfire Night (5th November) for each of the last three years (2021, 2022 and 2023)

3. The total cost to your fire service of attending firework-related incidents for each of the last three financial years (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24)

Our Response:

1. The number of calls made to your fire service relating to incidents on Bonfire Night (5th November) for each of the last three years (2021, 2022, and 2023)

2. The number of incidents your fire service actually attended after being called out on Bonfire Night (5th November) for each of the last three years (2021, 2022 and 2023)

3. The total cost to your fire service of attending firework-related incidents for each of the last three financial years (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24)

Information not held - Cheshire Fire and Rescue do not calculate the cost of call outs.

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO