Date of Request
07/01/25
Request
To whom this may concern,
I am writing to make a request for information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
From 2022 to 2024, please would you tell me:
- The TOTAL number of reported e-bike and e-scooter fires;
- The TOTAL number of injuries as a result of e-bike and e-scooter fires;
- The TOTAL number of fatalities as a result of e-bike and e-scooter fires.
https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/media/8869/foi-response-foia84211.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/may/02/e-bike-e-scooter-battery-fires-uk-data
Additionally, I wish this information to broken down by year and provided in a spreadsheet format.
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.
And if any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter.
I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.
Regards,
Response
Good Morning,
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 not/held and can be found as per the below and attached as requested.
The Service submits incident reports to the Home Office’s Incident Recording System. At present, there is no option to capture that a fire involved an E-Bike specifically. Therefore, a free-text search of incident recordings has been conducted using search criteria such as ‘e-bike, ‘e-scooter’, ‘ebike’, ‘escooter’ etc with variations.
Between 1st January 2022 and 31st December 2024 six incidents were identified. There were no injuries or fatalities recorded at the incidents.
| Calendar Year | E-Bike Fires | E-Scooter Fires |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 | 0 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 | 0 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Injuries | 0 | 0 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 |
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