23061 - Lithium-ion battery fires - West Midlands Fire Service

Ref: FOI/23061

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST

West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information requested on 19^th April 2023

Please find below a summary of our findings.

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How many firefighters have died as a result of lithium-ion battery fires between April 2022 - April 2023?

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How many times have your firefighters come into contact with a vapour cloud?

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How many fires specifically in recycling centres or scrapyards they you encountered between April 2022 - April 2023 (excluding other waste fires)?

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There has been a total of 26 fires at either a ‘Scrap yard (metal and cars)’ or ‘Recycling centres’ between April 2022 and March 2023; this involves 11 incidents at Scrap Yards and 15 at Recycle centres.

Please note, the financial year for 2022/23 has not yet closed and therefore changes to the data may occur

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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If you have any queries about this Freedom of Information (FOI) request, please contact us. Please remember to quote the FOI request 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

Further information concerning FOI requests can be found on the Information Commissioner website https://ico.org.uk/ or by writing to:

Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF.

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