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Dear East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service,

I'd like to please request statistics for:

- The number of fires in the construction industry 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,

Louise Lea

Freedom of Information Requests, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

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Thank you for your email, this is to confirm that your email has been
received by East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service.  We are looking into the
information you have requested and we will respond to you again as soon as
possible.

 

In the meantime, you may find some of the information you require on our
[1]website where we publish a range of [2]Financial Information & Notices,
[3]Strategies, Plans and Performance Information and [4]Asset Registers &
Lists.  Our response to previous Freedom of Information requests are also
available in our [5]disclosure log.

 

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Freedom of Information Requests, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Louise,

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information Act request which was received by
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service on 16 April 2020.

 

Request:

 

I'd like to please request statistics for:

 

- The number of fires in the construction industry 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.

 

Response:

 

Please see below the information that we hold relevant to your request. 
However, please note that our electronic incident recording system (e-IRS)
does not specifically identify construction sites and/or hot works
incidents and therefore, this recorded data is what we are able to find
using a limited search criteria.  

 

The number of fires in the construction 7  
industry in 2018/19
The number of fires caused by hot works in the 7  
construction industry in 2018/19
The main causes of hot works incidents in the 4 Welding/cutting equipment
construction industry (2018/19)
The number of injuries and fatalities caused 1 Smoke inhalation (injury)
by hot work incidents in the construction
industry (2018/19)

 

 

I hope this satisfies your request, however if you are unhappy with the
way in which your request has been handled, you can ask for a review by
writing to:

 

Mrs L Ridley

Assistant Director – Planning & Improvement

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters

Church Lane

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 2DZ

 

A request for an internal review should be submitted within two months of
the date of receipt of the response to your original enquiry.

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

website: [1]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

 

There is no charge for making an appeal.

 

Kind regards,

 

Abigail Blanshard

Senior Democratic Services Officer

 

Freedom of Information

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service | Church Lane | Lewes | East Sussex |
BN7 2DZ.

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