Aspire Awards

FOI/1083

Dear Ms. Cattell

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST

I can confirm that we have received your request for information about the
Aspire Awards. Your request was received on 11th October 2010 and I am
dealing with it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In certain circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay this before we will proceed to deal with the request.

If you have any queries about this letter, please do not hesitate to
contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any
future communications.

Yours sincerely

Julie.

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Julie Farruggia

Librarian

West Midlands Fire Service HQ

99 Vauxhall Road

Birmingham.

B7 4HW

Email: [1][email address]

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FOI/1083

Dear Ms. Cattell

Freedom of Information Request FOI/1083

I am writing to confirm that the West Midlands Fire Service has now
completed its search for the information you requested on the Aspire
Awards.

I am pleased to provide details of the information you have requested.
There will be no charge for this set of information.

Your Question:

I would like to know how much the Aspire Awards 2010 cost the West

Midlands Fire Service to run. Also how many trucks were unavailable

due to on duty fire fighters attending the event?

Our Response:

The majority of the cost of the Aspire Awards event was not borne by West
Midlands Fire Service but by corporate sponsorship and a full list of
sponsors can be found on West Midlands Fire Service website by following
the attached link;
[1]http://www.wmfs.net/Media/Aspire_Awards_....

There were some overtime costs related to support staff that provided some
services to facilitate the smooth running of the event i.e. Watch Manager
from Public Relations and three Brigade Photographers. Other Public
Relations staff accrued Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) for their work at the
event. The direct cost to West Midlands Fire Service was under £300.

Two fire appliances from Ladywood and Erdington were present initially at
the event but these appliances were not in attendance for the duration and
were designated as a `delayed response'. This meant that they were
available for operational response at all times. Therefore in response to
your question, no trucks were unavailable due to `on duty' fire-fighters
attending the Aspire Awards ceremony.

I hope this provides all the information you require. Should you require
further clarification please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Thank you for your interest in West Midlands Fire Service.

Yours sincerely

Julie

_____________________________________

Julie Farruggia

Librarian

West Midlands Fire Service HQ

99 Vauxhall Road

Birmingham.

B7 4HW

Email: [2][email address]

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