Fire in buildings under construction

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service did not have the information requested.

Dear Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service,

I'd like to please request statistics for:

- The number of fires in the construction industry (buildings under construction) in 2018/19
- The number of fires caused by hot works in the construction industry in 2018/19
- The main causes of hot works incidents in the construction industry
- The number of injuries and fatalities caused by hot work incidents in the construction industry.

Yours faithfully,

Hana Bednarova

Freedom of Information, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Ms Bednarova,

 

Freedom of Information Act Request – Reference: 1490

 

Thank you for your request for information about fires in buildings under
construction.

 

Your request was received on 22 April 2020 and we are dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Data Protection Act
1998.  We will respond to you as soon as possible, but at the latest by 20
May 2020.

 

If you do not hear from us by this date, please contact the Executive
Support Office on 01606 868403 or by email to [1][email address].

 

Thank you for your co-operation.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Tracy Radcliffe

Governance Officer

 

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service,

Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,

Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2UA

Tel: 01606 868810

email: [2][email address]

 

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Freedom of Information, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

3 Attachments

Dear Ms Bednarova,

 

Your request, received on 22 April 2020, Reference 1490

 

I'd like to please request statistics for:

 

- The number of fires in the construction industry (buildings under
construction) in 2018/19

- The number of fires caused by hot works in the construction industry in
2018/19

- The main causes of hot works incidents in the construction industry

- The number of injuries and fatalities caused by hot work incidents in
the construction industry.

 

 

Our response, 19 May 2020

 

Unfortunately, we cannot provide the information specifically requested as
this is not logged on our Incident Recording System.

 

 

Response prepared by:

 

David Robinson

Senior Research and Business Intelligence Analyst

 

 

Notes

 

If you have any queries about this information, or, if you would like any
further assistance with this information, please contact David Robinson on
telephone number 01606 365937, or by e-mail to
[1][email address]

 

If you are still dissatisfied with any aspect of our response to your
request, please contact us by email at [2][email address] or write
to the Information Manager at the address below. We will endeavour to
assist you, and then advise you how to progress a formal review if you
require.

 

 

Tracy Radcliffe

Governance Officer

 

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service,

Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,

Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2UA

Tel: 01606 868810

email: [3][email address]

 

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