Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.
Please see below the answer to your request.
Questions and final response:
Under Freedom of Information, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:
a) A breakdown per year for the last five calendar years to date of the number of fires in warehouses
b) A breakdown per year for the last five calendar years to date of the number of fires in schools that were deliberately started. For each incident, please include extent of damage.
c) A breakdown per year for the last five calendar years to date of the number of fires in empty shops/commercial buildings. For each incident, please include building usage (e.g. office, retail etc) and cause of fire.
Please find attached an Excel spreadsheet containing data on warehouse fires, deliberate school fires and fires in empty commercial buildings.