FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – APPLICATION REFERENCE 2014-41

Thank you for your application under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("the Act") in relation to various incidents within Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.

The request is:

As per the Freedom of Information Act 2000, would you please provide information relating to:

The number of chip pans fires attended by Humberside Fire and Rescue in the last three years - please break this down by year and location - and the total cost incurred in attending such incidents.

The number of incidents attended by Humberside Fire and Rescue in the last three years in which a smoke alarm was not fitted - please break this down by year and location - and the total cost incurred in attending such incidents.

The number of hoax calls attended by Humberside Fire and Rescue in the last three years - please break this down by year and location - and the total cost incurred in attending such incidents.

The response is:

Question 1 – Incidents involving Chip Pan Fires

2011-12
Cooking - chip pan/deep fat fryer / 54
City of Kingston upon Hull / 23
East Riding of Yorkshire / 13
North East Lincolnshire / 11
North Lincolnshire / 7
2012-13
Cooking - chip pan/deep fat fryer / 50
City of Kingston upon Hull / 22
East Riding of Yorkshire / 6
North East Lincolnshire / 15
North Lincolnshire / 7
2013-14
Cooking - chip pan/deep fat fryer / 39
City of Kingston upon Hull / 18
East Riding of Yorkshire / 5
North East Lincolnshire / 9
North Lincolnshire / 7

Question 2 – Incidents where a smoke alarm was not fitted

2011-12
Location / Number of Incidents
City of Kingston upon Hull / 41
East Riding of Yorkshire / 25
North East Lincolnshire / 40
North Lincolnshire / 29
Grand Total / 135
2012-13
Location / Number of Incidents
City of Kingston upon Hull / 52
East Riding of Yorkshire / 18
North East Lincolnshire / 35
North Lincolnshire / 11
Grand Total / 116
2013-14
Location / Number of Incidents
City of Kingston upon Hull / 47
East Riding of Yorkshire / 28
North East Lincolnshire / 44
North Lincolnshire / 21
Grand Total / 140

Question 3 – Number of hoax calls attended

2011-12
Location / Number of Incidents
City of Kingston upon Hull / 113
East Riding of Yorkshire / 35
North East Lincolnshire / 89
North Lincolnshire / 50
Grand Total / 287
2012-13
Location / Number of Incidents
City of Kingston upon Hull / 109
East Riding of Yorkshire / 34
North East Lincolnshire / 41
North Lincolnshire / 30
Grand Total / 214
2013-14
Location / Number of Incidents
City of Kingston upon Hull / 85
East Riding of Yorkshire / 22
North East Lincolnshire / 28
North Lincolnshire / 59
Grand Total / 194

We do not calculate the cost of attending individual incidents, so it is not possible to provide the information.

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