E-Scooter/E-Bike Fires

WMFS OFFICIAL – NEW – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – FOI2304 

Ref: FOI/23044 

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 

Please could you tell me for each of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023: 

- How many fires suspected of being caused by faulty e-bike or scooter batteries have there been which have been responded to by your fire service 
- How many of these caused injuries? 
- How many of these cause death? 

Reply 

This information is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as this information is reasonably accessible to the requestor. The information can be found on the West Midlands Fire Service website at the following link:  

https://www.wmfs.net/foi/22041-e-scooter-and-e-bike-fires/

The information can also be found on the Birmingham Observatory Website at the following link:  

https://www.cityobservatory.birmingham.gov.uk/@west-midlands-fire-service/wmfs-incident-data-since-2009

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 

Further information concerning Freedom of Information requests can be found on the Information Commissioner website at either the following link: https://ico.org.uk/ or at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF.