Date of Request
14/10/24
Request
Dear Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service,
I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide me with the following information:
1 – The number of calls made to your fire service relating to incidents on Bonfire Night (5th November) for each of the last three years (2021, 2022, and 2023).
2 – The number of incidents your fire service actually attended after being called out on Bonfire Night (5th November) for each of the last three years (2021, 2022, and 2023).
3 – The total cost to your fire service of attending firework-related incidents for each of the last three financial years (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24).
Please provide this data separately for each year so that a year-on-year comparison can be made.
If one part of the request can be answered sooner than the others, please send that information first, followed by any subsequent data.
If you have any questions about this request, I will be more than happy to clarify.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Response
Hi
We thank you for your request for 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 that the information that you have requested is held and is as follows:
| Question | Response |
| The number of calls made to your fire service relating to incidents on Bonfire Night (5th November) for each of the last three years (2021, 2022, and 2023). | 2021: 74 2022: 46 2023: 32 Total = 152 (This count includes where there may have been multiple calls for the same incident). |
| The number of incidents your fire service actually attended after being called out on Bonfire Night (5th November) for each of the last three years (2021, 2022, and 2023). | 2021: 30 2022: 24 2023: 18 Total = 72 (This includes all incident categories: Fires, False Alarms, and Special Services). |
| The total cost to your fire service of attending firework-related incidents for each of the last three financial years (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24). Please provide this data separately for each year so that a year-on-year comparison can be made. | The 72 incidents identified in response to question 2 were not chargeable and we do not hold a record of the associated cost. |
If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Information Governance and Committee Services on tel: 0345 122 4454 or by e-mail informationrequests@hwfire.org.uk. In any such communication please include the reference number assigned (see Subject).
Should you have any queries regarding the management of your request and wish to make either a complaint or request a review of the information disclosed to you, please do so by using Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s complaints system: Comments and Complaints. This must be done within 40 working days of our response to your request. After this date and in line with ICO guidance the Service is not obliged to provide an internal review of your request.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you may appeal the decision by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF, Tel: 0303 123 1113 (alternatively 01625 545745) or E-mail: casework@ico.org.uk.
Further information on Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service may be viewed at the Service’s website: www.hwfire.org.uk
Thank you for your request for information.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team