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Where applicable, we publish responses to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This one, E-Scooter and E-Bike Fires, is detailed below.
Ref: FOI/22041
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 further to your freedom of information request.
Please find below a summary of our findings.
Request
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000. Please see below a request for the following information relating to fires caused by e-scooter or e-bike batteries.
Question 1
a. How many fires have been caused by e-scooter batteries in the county?
b. If it is within the time/cost limit set by the FOI Act, please provide dates for each incident.
For each question, I would like data for each of the following time periods:
April 2021 – April 2022
April 2020 – March 2021
April 2019 – March 2020
Reply
Please see below for details of E-scooter and E-bike fires between the dates specified. Please note that neither are yet classed as a property or vehicle type, so we have searched the logs using keywords (e.g. e-scooter, e-bike, electric scooter, electric bike etc) and therefore the results are dependent on whether these key words are mentioned.
E-Scooter | E-Bike |
01/01/2020 | 30/04/2020 |
30/09/2020 | 30/06/2020 |
31/12/2020 | 31/08/2020 |
28/01/2021 | 28/02/2021 |
27/02/2021 | 31/05/2021 |
16/03/2021 | 30/09/2021 |
31/03/2021 | 31/01/2022 |
31/07/2021 | |
29/08/2021 | |
31/08/2021 | |
30/09/2021 |
If you have any queries about this Freedom of Information request, please contact us. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
For service complaints, issues or comments regarding this request please contact The Public Relations Department, West Midlands Fire Service, 99 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham, B7 4HW
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