Date of Request
August 23
Request
Dear Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service,
Please can you confirm between 2021 and up to the point FOI is answered;
How many times has your service been requested to STANDBY only at a wmfs station?
If there have been any occasions can you provide which station you were requested to standby at
Yours faithfully,
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 the requested incident summary information is held. During the period of 01/01/2021 to 07/08/2023, on five occasions Service’s appliance was set to a standby mode at West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service’s fire stations. Please find the requested statistic below:
|
Closure code |
Incident type at Control |
Address |
|
STBY |
STANDBY OVER THE BORDER |
BOURNBROOK FIRE STATION, BRISTOL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7SN |
|
STBY |
STANDBY OVER THE BORDER |
WOODGATE VALLEY FIRE STATION, 161, STONEHOUSE LANE, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3AG |
|
STBY |
STANDBY OVER THE BORDER |
NORTHFIELD FIRE STATION, SOUTH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2RB |
|
STBY |
STANDBY OVER THE BORDER |
KINGS NORTON FIRE STATION, PERSHORE ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, B30 3EH |
|
STBY |
STANDBY OVER THE BORDER |
NORTHFIELD FIRE STATION, SOUTH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2RB |
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