FOI Request 2098

Subject: Fire Incidents at Student Halls (2019 - 2024)

Status: Complete

Date received: January 2025


Question Asked:

Please provide the following data for the period from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2024:

  1. The total number of callouts to fire incidents at student halls/student residences

  2. The total number of callouts to student halls/student residences that were false alarms

  3. The total number of callouts to student halls/student residences that were the result of a real fire incident.

If possible, please provide this information broken down by year.


Our Response:

Please see our response below to your Freedom of Information Request.

The data below shows the final incident type recorded on the IRS between 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2024 for property type Other Residential>>Student Hall of Residence.

Incident Type

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Total

False Alarm

11

11

14

9

55

24

124

Fire

1

2

1

0

0

1

5

Special Service

1

2

0

1

2

0

6

Total

13

15

15

10

57

25

135


Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO


Back to FOI requests


Last updated: Wednesday, 21 January 2026


Share