FOI Request 2253

Subject: Mesothelioma among Firefighters

Status: Complete

Date received: November 2025

Question Asked:

I would like to make a Freedom of Information request regarding the incidence of mesothelioma among firefighters/former firefighters in your service.

1. Can you please tell me how many mesothelioma compensation claims have been made against your fire service in the past 10 years (from and including 2016 to the present day) from former or serving firefighters?

2. During the same period, have any of your firefighters lost their lives while attending, and because of, emergency incidents? If yes, how many?

Our Response:

1. Can you please tell me how many mesothelioma compensation claims have been made against your fire service in the past 10 years (from and including 2016 to the present day) from former or serving firefighters?

Our insurance records indicate one case was notified in 2017 involving a retired firefighter who had recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma.

2. During the same period, have any of your firefighters lost their lives while attending, and because of, emergency incidents? If yes, how many?

None recorded on our systems.

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO