Reference:
Request detail:
I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information relating to the number of times emergency fire and rescue services have been called by students after the beginning of the pandemic. We are requesting information from every fire service in the UK.
- Emergency calls made by students:
A. The number of times fire/rescue services in your region were called by a university student since the beginning of September 2020.
B. The number of times fire/rescue services in your region were called by a university student between the beginning of September 2019 and the end of February 2020.
2. Where emergency fire and rescue services attended scenes:
A. The number of times fire/rescue services in your region attended a university student’s accommodation (including private property, such as student houses) since the beginning of September 2020.
B. The number of times fire/rescue services in your region attended a university student’s accommodation (including private property, such as student houses) between September 2019 and the end of February 2020.
C. The number of injuries (broken down into categories where the patient was attended to at a scene, where the patient was sent to hospital, and deaths) from such incidents since the beginning of September.
D. The number of injuries (broken down into categories where the patient was attended to at a scene, where the patient was sent to hospital, and deaths) from such incidents between the beginning of September 2019 and the end of February 2020.
3. Number of times emergency calls made by the general public, and times where fire and rescue services attended scenes:
A. The number of times fire/rescue services in your region were called by the general population since the beginning of September 2020.
B. The number of times fire/rescue services in your region were called by the general population between the beginning of September 2019 and the end of February 2020.
C. The number of times fire/rescue services in your region attended a scene since the beginning of September 2020
D. The number of times fire/rescue services in your region attended a scene between the beginning of September 2019 and the end of February 2020.
E. The number of injuries (broken down into categories where the patient was attended to at a scene, where the patient was sent to hospital, and deaths) from such incidents since the beginning of September.
F. The number of injuries (broken down into categories where the patient was attended to at a scene, where the patient was sent to hospital, and deaths) from such incidents between the beginning of September 2019 and the end of February 2020.
Response detail:
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please see attached excel spreadsheet.
Please note for Questions 1 and 2 Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service do not record calls made by university students specifically or if the Service attended a student accommodation (Private/Public) therefore this information is not held.
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can complain or request an internal review of the decision. This must be done within 40 working days of receiving this response. You can do this by writing to the Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, St. Michael’s Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 2HJ or email: enquiries@shropshirefire.gov.uk.
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
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Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.gov.uk
