Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) does hold the information you have requested.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 – I am writing to make a request for information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. From 2022 to 2024, please would you tell me:
1.The TOTAL number of reported e-bike and e-scooter fires;
2.The TOTAL number of injuries as a result of e-bike and e-scooter fires;
3.The TOTAL number of fatalities as a result of e-bike and e-scooter fires. https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/media/8869/foi-response-foia84211.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/may/02/e-bike-e-scooter-battery-fires-uk-data. Additionally, I wish this information to broken down by year and provided in a spreadsheet format.
Please find the data requested in the attached document.
We would also refer you to our Transparency Website FOI and EIR Responses, many similar requests have been received and responded to over the recent past, these responses can be found by a search using keywords E-bikes, Scooter, Electric vehicles, Battery Fires, etc.
We hope you find this information useful.