Date of Request
21/02/2025
Request
Dear Sir/madam,
- Provide your own Risk Assessment as a Fire and Rescue Service on the threats facing your firefighters in tackling moorland fires.
- Please would you a) list the five biggest landowners in your area in terms of hectares they manage and b) where these landowners have submitted a Wildfire Response Plan, the latest version of it together with any Risk Assessment they have provided. (See Ref 1 below)
Yours sincerely,
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 partially held and is as per the attached document. You may be able to retrieve the information regarding landowners and their holdings from the Land Registry.
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).
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Kind regards
Information Governance Team