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EIR 1729 / May 2024 / Call outs to E-Bikes

Thank you for your request under the Environmental Information Regulations.

We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) does hold the information you have requested.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Questions and final response:

Question 1 - I’m writing with a Freedom of Information Request regarding E-Bike fires.

Between January 2022 and January 2023, how many fires relating to E-Bikes was the service called out to?

Between January 2023 and January 2024, how many fires relating to E-Bikes was the service called out to?

Of these call outs, how many related to serious injury?

Of these call outs, how many led to a fatality?

 

We have recently responded to similar requests, the responses are published on our Transparency Website EIR 1716 / April 2024 / Incident Data Lithium Battery Incidents (essex-fire.gov.uk) and EIR 1700 / March 2024 / Incident Data Lithium Battery Fires (essex-fire.gov.uk)

 

We hope this information is useful to you.

 

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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essexfire.gov.uk) .

Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website 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.

 

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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.

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 sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.

Please ensure you quote the above reference number in all future communications