Chester Zoo Fire Response

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Dear Cheshire Fire Service,

Good afternoon,

On the morning of Saturday 15th December 2018 crews rapidly responded to a fire at Chester Zoo.

Could you please confirm the following information for us;
1- How many exactly fire response member of staff were deployed to this incident including but not limited to fire fighters, operational support, command staff, control staff and auxiliary support and as well as the figures please break down into the groups as above. Please also include animals eg investigation dog units
2- How many fleet resources were deployed to the fire and supporting activities? And if possible broken down jnto rype eg fire appliance wtaer, fire appliance foam, car, support vehicle, control vehicles, dog unit vehicles etc?
3- What was the total man-hours time committed by all resources deployed to this incident?
4- Can you confirm please whether it is policy (not particularly to this incident but in general to reseek costs of attending these incidents from insured parties?

Yours faithfully,

Maxwel Monquey

Freedom of Information, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Mr Monquey

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000/Data Protection Act 1998 Request –
Reference: 1280

 

Thank you for your request for information about the Chester Zoo Fire
Response.

 

Your request was received on 18 December 2018 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 18
January 2018.

 

If you do not hear from us by this date, please contact the Executive
Support Office on 01606 868700 or by email to [1][email address].

 

Thank you for your co-operation.

 

Regards

 

Tracy Radcliffe

Executive Support Assistant to

Gus O’Rourke, Assistant Chief Fire Officer Service Delivery and Prevention

Andrew Leadbetter, Director of Governance and Commissioning

Andrea Harvey, Director of Transformation

Steve Barnes, Head of Service Delivery

Nick Evans, Head of Prevention

 

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

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Dear Mr Monquey

 

Your request, received on 18 December 2018, Reference 1280

 

Could you please confirm the following information for us;

1- How many exactly fire response member of staff were deployed to this
incident including but not limited to fire fighters, operational support,
command staff, control staff and auxiliary support and as well as the
figures please break down into the groups as above. Please also include
animals eg investigation dog units

2- How many fleet resources were deployed to the fire and supporting
activities? And if possible broken down into type eg fire appliance water,
fire appliance foam, car, support vehicle, control vehicles, dog unit
vehicles etc?

3- What was the total man-hours time committed by all resources deployed
to this incident?

4- Can you confirm please whether it is policy (not particularly to this
incident but in general to reseek costs of attending these incidents from
insured parties?

 

 

Our response, 15 January 2019

 

1)    Please see attached spreadsheet

2)    Please see attached spreadsheet

3)    The time in attendance, from the first vehicle attending to the last
vehicle leaving the scene, was 30 hours, 38 minutes and 57 seconds

4)    It is not the policy of Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service to seek
costs from insured parties when attending incidents

 

 

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

Executive Assistant to

Gus O’Rourke, Assistant Chief Fire Officer Service Delivery and Prevention

Andrew Leadbetter, Director of Governance and Commissioning

Andrea Harvey, Director of Transformation

Steve Barnes, Head of Service Delivery

Nick Evans, Head of Prevention

 

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service,

Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,

Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2UA

Tel: 01606 868810

email: [3][email address]

 

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