Wildfires in Wales

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Good afternoon,

Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV file, information on wildfires attended by the fire and rescue service.

1. I would like the total number of wildfires recorded by the fire and rescue service, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).
2. In a separate tab I would like details of each wildfire incident. Please include:
Date of incident
Time of day incident reported
Incident duration (minutes)
Location (please include longitude and latitude and local authority if available)
Cause of wildfire (if available)
Size of area damaged by wildfire (square meters if available)
Total number of buildings affected
Total number of dwellings affected
Total number of firefighters injured, seriously injured or killed

If this request cannot be met within the cost limits for Freedom of Information requests, please can you provide me with advice and assistance on how I may refine my request.

Yours faithfully,
Aimee Stanton

FoI, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Aimee,

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) hereby acknowledges receipt of your request for information as detailed below, which is being actioned under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This is now receiving the Service’s attention and a response will normally be provided within 20 working days of the date of receipt.

To confirm, your request was received on Thursday 9th November 2023, and you have supplied an email address for response.

Yours faithfully,

Olivia BA (Hons)

Cynorthw-ydd Gweinyddol Swyddogaeth Gweithrediadau / Operations Function Administrative Assistant
Swyddog Cefnogi Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth / Information Governance Support Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear FoI,

Just to clarify I would like the information to be based on the NOG definition of a wildfire.

Yours sincerely,

Aimee Stanton

FoI, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Madam,

 

Further to your recent request to North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
(NWFRS) made under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act regarding
wildfires, please see the attached spreadsheet for the response from
NWFRS.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original correspondence and should be addressed to:

 

The Freedom of Information Officer

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters

Ffordd Salesbury

St Asaph Business Park

St Asaph

Denbighshire

LL17 0JJ

 

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The Information Commissioner's Office

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Cheshire

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Website: [1]www.ico.gov.uk

 

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Yours faithfully,

Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth/Freedom of Information Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg - byddwn
yn ymateb yn gyfartal i’r ddwy ac yn ateb yn eich dewis iaith heb oedi.

We welcome correspondence and calls in Welsh and English - we will respond
equally to both and will reply in your language of choice without delay.

Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn profi’ch larwm mwg yn rheolaidd. Os nad oes
gennych larwm, neu os ydy’ch larwm wedi torri, ffoniwch 0800 169 1234,
anfonwch e-bost i [2][email address] neu ewch i
[3]www.gwastan-gogcymru.org.uk am gyngor ynglŷn â beth i’w wneud nesaf.

 

Please make sure that you regularly check your smoke alarm. If you do not
have one, or find that the one that you do have is not working, call 0800
169 1234, e-mail [4][email address] or visit
[5]www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk for advice on what to do next.

 

 

 

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Dear FoI,

Many thanks for providing this information.

Can I please confirm this information is based on the NOG definition of a wildfire?

Yours sincerely,

Aimee Stanton

FoI, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Good afternoon,

Yes, I can confirm that the information contained within the response is based on the relevant NOG definition.

Regards,

Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth/Freedom of Information Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg - byddwn yn ymateb yn gyfartal i’r ddwy ac yn ateb yn eich dewis iaith heb oedi.
We welcome correspondence and calls in Welsh and English - we will respond equally to both and will reply in your language of choice without delay.

Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn profi’ch larwm mwg yn rheolaidd. Os nad oes gennych larwm, neu os ydy’ch larwm wedi torri, ffoniwch 0800 169 1234, anfonwch e-bost i [email address] neu ewch i http://www.gwastan-gogcymru.org.uk/ am gyngor ynglŷn â beth i’w wneud nesaf.

Please make sure that you regularly check your smoke alarm. If you do not have one, or find that the one that you do have is not working, call 0800 169 1234, e-mail [email address] or visit http://www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk/ for advice on what to do next.

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Great, thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Aimee Stanton