Date of Request
10/09/24
Request
Dear fire authority,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please can you disclose the following information:
- In the last 5 years, [Between April 6- April 5 2019-2024] – How many incidents did the fire service attend due to faulty/false fire alarms? (Broken down by years, 2019/2020, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24)
1a) During this five year period, how much money was spent on fire engines being called out to false calls?
If possible, can this be presented in PDF format please?
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 attached.
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Kind regards
Information Governance Team