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.
Final Response:
1. How many call outs have you received over the last three years broken down by month?
|
Month |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 (year to date) |
|
|
January |
|
1190 |
1060 |
|
|
February |
1124 |
1056 |
1039 |
|
|
March |
1201 |
1222 |
1181 |
|
|
April |
1500 |
1122 |
1336 |
|
|
May |
1329 |
1293 |
1284 |
|
|
June |
1512 |
1458 |
1250 |
|
|
July |
1579 |
2056 |
1508 |
|
|
August |
1358 |
1406 |
1599 |
|
|
September |
1150 |
1308 |
1333 |
|
|
October |
1267 |
1245 |
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|
November |
1270 |
1199 |
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|
December |
1134 |
1145 |
2. How many house fires were caused as a result of the below during December over the last three years?
|
Cause of fires during December |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 (year to date) |
|
Indoor Christmas lights
Electric lighting – fairy lights |
6
0 fairy lights |
5
1 of the above recorded as fairy lights |
24
1 of the above recorded as fairy lights |
|
Outside Christmas lights
Electric lighting – fairy lights |
Included in the above as indoor and outdoor not listed separately |
Included in the above as indoor and outdoor not listed separately |
Included in the above as indoor and outdoor not listed separately |
|
Open fires
Heating equipment – Heating/Fire
Naked flame – Lighted paper & card, or other naked flame |
8
2 of which are recorded as Heating/Fire |
7
3 of which are recorded as Heating/Fire |
61
7 of which are recorded as Heating /Fire |
|
Decorations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Christmas tree |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cooking / ovens
Cooking appliance - |
41 |
43 |
207 |
|
Other appliances
Other domestic style appliance Other domestic style appliance – Fridge/Freezer
Other domestic style appliance – Washer/Dryer combined Other appliance or equipment |
9 |
7 |
77 |
|
Cigarettes / smoking
Smoking related – cigarette lighter / smoking related – Smoking materials |
4 |
5 |
83 |
|
Toys or battery-operated products |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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