A request for information about how many people died in fires in calendar year, between 2014 and 2017 – 18088
Ref: FOI/18088
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST
I am writing to confirm that the West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information you requested on 8th June 2018.
Please find below a summary of our findings.
Request
How many people died in fires in your fire authority each calendar year, between 2014 and 2017 – and also the number for so far this calendar year.
What was the age breakdown of those who lived on their own? For instance, how many of these people were over 60?
Reply
| Age range / calendar year | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 to end of May |
| 35-44 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 45-54 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 55-64 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 65-79 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 80+ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Request
How many of these people lived on their own, broken down by year as q1.
Reply
This information is exempt under section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as we do not hold information on how many of these people lived on their own.
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