Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.
Please see below the answer to your request.
Initial Request:
Can I please request under the Freedom of Information Act:
1) The number of attacks on firefighters during operational (999) incidents in the years 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 (separate figures for each year please)
2) Copies of any official reports into incidents in 2018/19 in which a firefighter was seriously injured (a serious injury being one which required at least one overnight stay in hospital as an in-patient), with any private information redacted as required
3) In a spreadsheet file (e.g. an Excel or CSV file), statistics on the types of attacks on firefighters in the year 2018/19, broken down by area where they happened, as set out in the attached blank spreadsheet.
In terms of area breakdown, feel free to interpret this as Command area, brigade division, borough or any other manner that your fire and rescue service sub-divides the geographical area you cover.
Final Response:
Please find attached a spreadsheet as requested containing data for 2018/ 19.
Please also find a break down for the years below:
2014/15 – 8 Attacks on Fire Service Personnel during Operational incidents
2015/16 – 11 Attacks on Fire Service Personnel during Operational incidents
2016/17 – 14 Attacks on Fire Service Personnel during Operational incidents
2017/18 - 18 Attacks on Fire Service Personnel during Operational incidents
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be addressed to: Internal Review, Performance & Data Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
Please ensure you quote the above reference number in all future communications.
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service website. The website address is http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/. All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.