208 08 23 – Local Area Network (LAN) Contract (August 2023)

Date of Request

August 23

Request

Dear Information/Data Officer,

Can I please make a request under the Freedom of Information Act and I would like to request the following information about the organisation’s Local Area Network (LAN) environment.

You may have received the same request in the past and this information sent has now expired and I require an update as soon as possible for the following information

Please can you send me the organisation’s Local Area Network (LAN) contract, which may include the following:

· Support and Maintenance- e.g. switches, router, software etc

· Managed- If this includes services than just LAN.

1. Contract Type: Managed or Maintenance

2. Existing Supplier: Who is the current supplier?

3. Annual Spend for each supplier: What is the annual average spending on the supplier above? If there is more than one supplier, please split the annual averages spent for each supplier.

4. Number of Users: Please can you provide me with the number of users this contract covers. Approximate number of users will also be acceptable.

5. Number of Sites: The number of sites, where equipment is supported by each contract.

6. Hardware Brand: What is the hardware brand of the LAN equipment?

7. Contract Description: Please provide me with a brief description of the overall contract.

8. Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract and can you please also include any extensions this may include.

9. Contract Expiry Date: When does the contract expire?

10. Contract Review Date: When will the organisation be planning to review the contract?

11. Responsible Officer: Contact details including name, job title, contact number and email address?

If the LAN maintenance is included in-house please include the following information:

1. Hardware Brand: What is the hardware brand of the LAN equipment?

2. Number of Users: Please can you provide me with the number of users this contract covers. Approximate number of users will also be acceptable.

3. Number of Sites: Estimated/Actual number of sites the LAN covers.

4. Responsible Officer: Who within the organisation is responsible for LAN please provide me with contact details including name, job title, contact number and email address?

If the contract is managed by a 3rd party e.g. Can you please provide me with

1. Existing Supplier: Who is the current supplier?

2. Number of Users: Please can you provide me with the number of users this contract covers. Approximate number of users will also be acceptable.

3. Number of Sites: Estimated/Actual number of sites the LAN covers.

4. Contract Type: Managed, Maintenance, Installation, Software

5. Hardware Brand: What is the hardware brand of the LAN equipment?

6. Contract Description: Please provide me with a brief description of the overall contract.

7. Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract and can you please also include any extensions this may include.

8. Contract Expiry Date: When does the contract expire?

9. Contract Review Date: When will the organisation be planning to review the contract?

10. Responsible Officer: Who within the organisation is responsible for each of these contract(s) please provide me with contact details including name, job title, contact number and email address?

Thanks in advance,

Response

Dear Mr. 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 01/08/2022 to 31/07/2023, the Service attended three residential fires which occurred on a balcony area. Please find the requested statistic below:

Year

Property classification

Property

Source of ignition

Narrative log text

What was responsible for the spread of the fire?

What was the extent of flame and heat damage (at stop)?

2022

Dwelling

Property – Building – Dwelling – Purpose Built Flat/Maisonette – multiple occupancy

Other

(smoking materials )

SMALL BIN FIRE WA LOCATED ON FIRST FLOOR BALCONY OF FLATS

None

No other property affected

2022

Dwelling

Purpose Built Flat/Maisonette – multiple occupancy

Other domestic style appliance – Tumble dryer

TUMBLE DRYER ON BALCONY

None

No other property affected

2023

Other Residential

Other holiday residence (cottage, flat, chalet)

Naked flame – Lighted paper or card, or other naked flame

FIRE SPREAD FROM BALCONY TO GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR

Furniture/Furnishings – Other furniture

Limited to 2 floors (not whole building)

The incident report is not intended to be a line by line account of the incident but a report collated for statistical purposes produced for the Home Office detailing our attendance and initial impressions by the officer in charge. Details of the Incident Commander’s initial impressions are selected from a limited range of options available, which may or may not cover the exact circumstances of each case. This information is included within the report but it should be noted that the information is not based on a detailed investigation and should not be relied upon as evidence.

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Kind regards,

Information Governance Management