Date of Request
09/01/2026
Request
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am basing my request on the fire statistics definitions laid out on this page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-statistics-guidance/fire-statistics-definitions#fires
From your incident recording system, please provide information relating to fire incidents attended by your service between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2025 where the source of ignition was recorded as an e-bike or e-scooter (including associated batteries).
If data is not available to 31 December 2025, please provide data up to the most recently available date and include what date that is.
Specifically, please provide a monthly breakdown, by calendar year, of the following:
- The total number of incidents attended.
- The total number of casualties resulting from these incidents.
- The total number of fatalities resulting from these incidents.
- The highest number of casualties recorded in any single incident within this dataset, and which month/year this occurred in.
- The number of these incidents that occurred in dwellings.
- Where recorded, the size of fire for these incidents (e.g. item, room, one floor, two or more floors, whole building).
Please provide the data in a tabular, machine-readable format such as a CSV or Excel file.
If any of the requested information is not held, or cannot be provided within the appropriate cost limit, please provide the information that is available and advise accordingly.
If any part of this request would trigger an exemption, I would seek advice and assistance under section 16 of the freedom of information act to refine or clarify.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should any aspect of my request require clarification.
Regards
BBC
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 as per the attached.
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