Date of Request
July 23
Request
Hello,
I would like to request, under the freedom of information act, data related to the below areas. Please could you disclose the following information:
- Number of EV battery fires that have been tackled by HWF+R from June 2019 – June 2023
- Please include a break down of types of vehicle in the data (car, bus/coach, e-bike/e-scooter, etc)
- Please include details on month, year, cause of fire, fire spread and injuries/fatalities as a result of the fire
- If possible, can you provide any details on how many of the batteries were certified by the vehicle OEM, or if the batteries had a battery management system or state of health monitoring?
Response
Dear X,
Thank you for your request for incident information which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm some of the requested incident information is held. The Service has conducted a search in two ways to retrieve the information you have requested. The Incident Recording System has a “Fuel type – Electric” drop down option so this was used.
Also, a free text search was conducted in the relevant sections with the following search criteria:
e-scooter
e scooter
escooter
electric scooter
electronic scooter
e-bike
e bike
ebike
electric bike
electronic bike
Where there is no information present, this will appear as NULL in the table below.
|
Year |
Month |
Vehicle type |
Description |
Fuel type |
Cause of ignition |
Victim involved |
Victim type |
Injury type |
Extent of damage |
Distance to adjacent property affected on arrival |
|
2020 |
4 |
Car |
NULL |
Electric |
Not known |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Whole vehicle |
No other property affected |
|
2020 |
10 |
Other |
Mobility scooter |
Electric |
Electricity supply – Apparatus – batteries, generators |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Driver/Passenger compartment |
No other property affected |
|
2020 |
7 |
Other |
Mobility scooter |
Electric |
Other intentional burning, going out of control |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Between 6-10 sqm |
No other property affected |
|
2020 |
7 |
Other |
E-Bike |
Electric |
Fault in equipment or appliance |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Up to 5 sqm |
No other property affected |
|
2021 |
6 |
Other |
E-Scooter |
Electric |
Smoking related – Cigarette lighter |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Wheels/Tyres/Brakes/Axles/Bearings |
No other property affected |
|
2021 |
8 |
Agricultural |
Mf2160 baler |
Electric |
Electricity supply – Apparatus – batteries, generators |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Whole vehicle |
No other property affected |
|
2021 |
8 |
Agricultural |
Baler |
Electric |
Vehicles only – Unknown |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Whole vehicle |
No other property affected |
|
2022 |
2 |
Other |
E- Bike Battery Charger |
Electric |
Fault in equipment or appliance |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Limited to item 1st ignited |
No other property affected |
|
2022 |
3 |
Other |
E-Bike |
Electric |
Faulty fuel supply – electricity |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Limited to floor of origin |
No other property affected |
|
2022 |
7 |
Car |
Audi RS GT |
Electric |
Not known |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Whole vehicle |
No other property affected |
|
2023 |
2 |
Other |
Barrel Lifter |
Electric |
Electricity supply – Apparatus – batteries, generators |
Yes |
Injury (incl. rescue with injury) |
Victim went to hospital, injuries appear to be Slight |
Separate luggage compartment of vehicle |
No other property affected |
|
2023 |
5 |
Other |
Mobility scooter |
Electric |
Electricity supply – Apparatus – batteries, generators |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Whole vehicle |
No other property affected |
|
2023 |
5 |
Other |
E – Bike |
Electric |
Fault in equipment or appliance |
No |
NULL |
NULL |
Limited to room of origin |
No other property affected |
Unfortunately the Service does not hold any information regarding how many of the batteries were certified by the vehicle OEM, or if the batteries had a battery management system or state of health monitoring?
Thank you for your request for Information.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team