Fires at Forestry Commission Sites

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

Dear Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service,

Could you please tell me how many calls to fires were attended each year, for the past five years, for the following Forestry Commission sites:

- Cannock Chase Forest
- Dimmingsdale
- Big Bishops
- Little Bishops
- Tittensor
- Swynnerton Old Park
- Walton’s Wood

I am aware that sometimes incidents are reported vaguely such as "the woods off of London Road" without the full address. Please could you do your best to capture these incidents too when they are on Forestry Commission land. Could you also include any other Forestry Commission sites that you cover that I may have missed please.

Yours faithfully,

L. Mesi

Freedom of Information, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear L.Mesi

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.  Your request will be dealt with under the provisions laid out in the Freedom of Information Act and will be responded to within the 20 working days deadline.

Regards
On behalf of Freedom of Information

Jo Snow
Business Support Assistant
Strategy and Intelligence Department
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service HQ
Pirehill
Stone
Staffordshire
ST15 0BS
01785 898675
[mobile number]
[email address]

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Thank you for confirming my FOI request regarding Fires at Forestry Commission sites.

May I also ask for the total number of hours spent at fires for each year of the past five years too please.

I appreciate your work and thank you for considering this additional request.

Yours sincerely,

L. Mesi

Freedom of Information, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Hi

Please find below our response to your request under Freedom of Information.

Information not held as we would not be able to pull data based on it being a Forestry Commission site as we cannot define a Forestry Commission site. However, we can conduct free searches on key words i.e. “Fire” “Cannock Chase” but we can’t guarantee the location would fulfil your criteria

I hope this answers your request in full. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this email.

Regards
On behalf of Freedom of Information

Jo Snow
Business Support Assistant
Strategy and Intelligence Department
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service HQ
Pirehill
Stone
Staffordshire
ST15 0BS
01785 898675
[mobile number]
[email address]

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Dear Freedom of Information,

I appreciate your response. Unfortunately, this does not fulfill my request. If I provide the postal addresses and a map showing the boundaries of the forests, would you then be able to provide this information?

Thank you for your time.

Yours sincerely,

L. Mesi

Dear Team,

In regards to my FOI request, I have been trying to find digital maps to assist with my request and capture Forestry Commission land that hasn't been listed, as well as show the boundaries of the land. I have been told by the Forestry Commission that "The information you seek is publicly available. There are a number of online sources that provide details of Forestry Commission sites, including: the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search available at
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-the-land...
Or the Defra MAGIC map available at https://magic.defra.gov.uk/ "

I hope this will assist you further in fulfilling my request.

Yours sincerely,

L. Mesi

Dear Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service's handling of my FOI request 'Fires at Forestry Commission Sites'.

I have not received a response to my follow-up responses. Any status update would be greatly appreciated!

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

Yours faithfully,

L. Mesi

Freedom of Information, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Good Morning Mr Mesi,

Our response to your request is attached, this was provided to you on 8th March 2022.

I can of course send this for internal review if you remain dissatisfied with this response, please confirm.

Kind Regards,

Sara Simpson
Business Support Manager – Strategy and Intelligence Department
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service HQ
Pirehill
Stone
Staffordshire
ST15 0BS
01785 898981
07971893212
[email address]

Visit our website for Safe and Well advice and guidance
www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk

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