Dear Jonathan Rainey,

 Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your request for information.

In line with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, the Scottish
Fire and Rescue Service has up to 20 working days in which to provide you
with a response.  

Yours sincerely
Information Governance Team
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Dear Jonathan Rainey,

 

Firstly, I would like to apologise for this late response.

 

Your request has been processed in accordance with Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002.

 

Thank you for your request for information.

 

Please see your request below:

 

Can your authority reveal the number of annual call outs to
fireworks-related fires in Scotland between 2013 and 2022?

 

In response:

 

Fires Involving Fireworks

Year Total
2013 33
2014 27
2015 32
2016 34
2017 45
2018 29
2019 25
2020 36
2021 48
2022 33

 

The totals show all fires with the following criteria –

 

• ‘Fireworks’ category was recorded as Ignition Source

 

     AND/OR

 

• The word ‘firework’, ‘fire work’ or ‘fire-work’ has been typed in any
relevant free text section of the report (‘Property Type Other’,
‘Cause Other’, ‘Ignition Source Other’, ‘Caused By Other’ and
‘Additional Info’)

 

Additional information can be found on the SFRS website, please see the
link below:

 

[1]www.firescotland.gov.uk/news/2022/november/firefighters-mobilised-to-more-than-350-bonfires-across-scotland/

 

 In line with the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002,
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has in place a procedure by which a
review of the way in which we handle requests for information can be

carried out.  If you are dissatisfied by the way Scottish Fire and Rescue
Service have dealt with your request or about any decision made by them in
connection with your request, and wish a review to be carried out, please
inform me of this by 22 June 2023.  In doing so, it would be helpful if
you could state the matter, which has given rise to your dissatisfaction.

 

Staff not involved in the original decision will handle any review.

 

Should you not be satisfied with the outcome of our review, you will then
have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6
months.  The Commissioner will decide whether your request has been dealt
with properly, in accordance with the Act.

 

To make an online appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner –

 

[2]http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourR...

 

To make a written appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner –

 

Cont’d/…

Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St Andrews, Fife

KY16 9DS

 

 

Telephone: 01334 464610

Fax: 01334 464611

 

E-mail: [3][email address]

 

For further details, please see the Commissioner’s website at
[4]www.itspublicknowledge.info.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.

 

Thanks.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Catrina Hamill

Data Protection/Freedom of Information Officer

Strategic Planning, Performance and Communications

 

 

Catrina Hamill
Data Protection/Freedom of Information Officer, East Service Delivery Area
Scottish Fire & Rescue Service
E: [5][email address]

 

Working from Home

Mon to Thurs 07:30 to 16:45

 

This message was classified by Catrina Hamill
([email address]) at Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:39:14 GMT

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