FOI Request 2291

Subject: Fire Incident Report Request

Status: Closed

Date received: January 2026.

Question Asked:

RE: [Address redacted]

We write to request a copy of any available fire Report for this matter and/or confirmation of your procedure and fee/s for applying for the same.

Our Response:

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request.

You have requested a report which under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 is a chargeable report. Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act allows Fire Services to apply an exemption from disclosure to information that is accessible to the applicant by other means.

Also, due to the confidential nature of some of the information which would be contained in this report, there are limitations on who is entitled to receive it.

Under Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act we are obliged to provide Advice and Assistance therefore to request a copy of an Incident Report please send an email to operational.support@cheshirefire.gov.uk. The team will then provide clarification on entitlement to the reports and information on and how to pay.

Each UK fire service has a requirement by the Government to complete an incident report after they attend an incident.

Outcome: Refused

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO