Date of Request
22/09/2025
Request
Dear FOI team,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
- The total number of fire-related callouts attended by your service for each of the last five calendar years (broken down by year, and if available, by day/month).
- The number of fires in the last five calendar years during December and January, where the recorded cause was:
- Christmas lights
- Christmas decorations
- Christmas trees
- Cooking-related fires
- Candles
- For each of the above categories, where possible, please also provide the number of:
- Accidents (non-injury incidents)
- Injuries
- Fatalities
- The total number of callouts attended by your service for incidents involving fireworks, during December and first week of January over the last five years.
- The number of fires in the last five calendar years during December and January where the event was:
- Public firework display
- Residential firework display
If the above is not available in exactly this format, please provide the closest available data you hold.
I would prefer to receive the information in an electronic format, such as CSV or Excel.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Many thanks,
Response
Good Afternoon,
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 as per the attached document.
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