Data required regarding balcony fires

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Dear North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service,

Please supply me with data relating to fires on balconies on residential buildings in your area, as follows;

· How many fires involving balconies occurred between 1st August 2020 and 31st July 2021?

· In the same period, how many building fires occurred where balconies where found to have contributed to the external spread of the fire?

· Please provide data on the causes of any fires that started on balconies (ie; barbecue, discarded cigarette, electrical appliance fault, etc) and please provide the number of occurrences for each cause.

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Cole

CAO Service Information, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Mr Cole,

Re: Freedom of Information Request – Balcony Fires

Thank you for your email that was received earlier today requesting information from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and we will endeavour to process your request as soon as possible and within 20 working days.

We will contact you should we require further clarification of your request.

Yours sincerely

Lisa Loughran
Inspection Support Officer
Business Insight
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North Yorkshire Police / North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Telephone Number: 01609 788514

Working hours: Thurs – Fri 08:00 – 17:00

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CAO Service Information, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Good afternoon

Further to your recent request for information, please see attached our response.

Kind regards

Annemarie Wilson
Business Insight
enableNY, supporting
North Yorkshire Police / North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Working hours: Mon – Thurs 08:30 – 17:00, Fri 08:30 – 16:30

www.northyorkshire.police.uk
Facebook @NorthYorkshirePolice
Twitter @NYorksPolice
www.northyorksfire.gov.uk
Facebook @northyorksfire
Twitter @NorthYorksFire

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