FOI Request 2164

Subject: Fires Caused by Sunlight Being Magnified or Reflected Off Glass or Mirrored Surfaces

Status: Complete

Date received: May 2025

Question Asked:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

The number of fires, if any, that Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service attended that were caused by sunlight being magnified by or reflected off glass or mirrored surfaces in the last five years.

I would like you to provide this information in the format of a statistics table if possible.

Our Response:

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

Information not held - Currently the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Incident Recording System (IRS) has insufficient facilities for the comprehensive recording, and subsequent analysis, of the incidents you have requested. Therefore, due to the specific information asked for, CFRS cannot provide the data requested.

Outcome: Data Not Held

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO