Request
A
How many workplace fires has your fire service attended in the last three years? Are workplace fires categorised by location?
If so, please provide data in that manner, eg fires in office building, fires in warehouse and so on. I do not need geographical location apart from the fact that they are in your area.
B
What were the reasons for attending these fires? Please provide categories for these for example, false alarms, fires in bins from cigarettes, faulty electricals and so on. I do not require anything physical sent to me, data in spreadsheets over email will work fine.
Response
A
In response to the request for Workplace fires in last three years, we can confirm this number to be:
76 (62 Primary Fires / 14 Secondary Fires).
The types of Non-residential buildings are:
Food and Drink — Café / Restaurant / Public House
Office — Purpose built / converted
Retail — Warehouse / Single shop / Hairdresser / Retail Other / Department store
Entertainment — Sport and Social / Library
Hospital & Medical care
Permanent Agricultural building
Private garage
Public Building — Governmental
Industrial Processing — Recycling plant
Warehouses — Bulk storage
Utilities — JEC / Water works
Education — Primary / Nursery
B
The causes of fire are:
Accidental
Cooking
Fault in equipment or appliance (electrical)
Faulty Fuel Supply — Electric
Faulty Fuel Supply — Petrol product
Overheating equipment or appliance
Careless handling — Due to careless disposal of smoking materials
Combustible too close to heat source
Negligent use of equipment or appliance
Deliberate
- Heat source and combustibles brought together intentionally
