Incidents involving fuel

Reference: 

1090

Request detail: 

 I am collating information on the number of incidents attended by emergency services caused by carbon monoxide (CO) from solid fuels (such as log/pellet burner, solid fuel fired Asa etc.) and gas (such as gas cooker, gas fire, gas boiler etc.).

Please could you provide the following information for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service?

Please could you provide the number, and if no number is available please include a relevant response e.g. not available or not recorded.

Total number for all incidents attended by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service?

1) What are the total number of all incidents attended within the last three-year period?

2) What are the total number of injuries from all incidents (this includes those treated by firefighters or treated in hospital) attended within the last three-year period?

3) What are the total number of deaths from all incidents attended within the last three-year period?

Numbers for incidents involving carbon monoxide (CO):

1) What are the total number of incidents for CO attended within the last three-year period?

2) What are the total number of injuries from all CO incidents attended within the last three-year period?

3) What are the total number of deaths from all CO incidents attended within the last three-year period?

Numbers for incidents involving solid fuel appliances:

1) What are the total number of incidents due to a solid fuel appliance attended within the last three-year period?

2) What are the total number of injuries from CO exposure due to a solid fuel appliance attended within the last three-year period?

3) What are the total number of deaths from CO exposure due to a solid fuel appliance attended within the last three-year period?

Numbers for incidents involving gas appliances:

1) What are the total number of incidents due to a gas appliance?

2) What are the total number of injuries from CO exposure due to a gas appliance attended within the last three-year period?

3) What are the total number of deaths from CO exposure due to a gas appliance attended within the last three-year period?

Response detail: 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.  Please see reponses below.

1) What are the total number of all incidents attended within the last three-year period? – See attached spreadsheet

2) What are the total number of injuries from all incidents (this includes those treated by firefighters or treated in hospital) attended within the last three-year period?

– See attached spreadsheet

3) What are the total number of deaths from all incidents attended within the last three-year period? – See attached spreadsheet

Numbers for incidents involving carbon monoxide (CO):

1) What are the total number of incidents for CO attended within the last three-year period?

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service can not provide the specific number for cases with Carbon Monoxide (CO) as the Incident Reporting System (IRS) does not report on Carbon Monoxide specifically other than if it was involved as hazardous material.  There were no incidents related to this in the past 3 years.

2) What are the total number of injuries from all CO incidents attended within the last three-year period? -  See response to question 1

3) What are the total number of deaths from all CO incidents attended within the last three-year period? See response to question 1

Numbers for incidents involving solid fuel appliances:

1) What are the total number of incidents due to a solid fuel appliance attended within the last three-year period? – See attached spreadsheet

2) What are the total number of injuries from CO exposure due to a solid fuel appliance attended within the last three-year period?

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service can not provide the specific number for cases with Carbon Monoxide (CO) as the Incident Reporting System (IRS) does not report on Carbon Monoxide specifically other than if it was involved as hazardous material. 

3) What are the total number of deaths from CO exposure due to a solid fuel appliance attended within the last three-year period? See response to question 2

Numbers for incidents involving gas appliances:

1) What are the total number of incidents due to a gas appliance? – See attached spreadsheet

2) What are the total number of injuries from CO exposure due to a gas appliance attended within the last three-year period?

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service can not provide the specific number for cases with Carbon Monoxide (CO) as the Incident Reporting System (IRS) does not report on Carbon Monoxide specifically other than if it was involved as hazardous material. 

3) What are the total number of deaths from CO exposure due to a gas appliance attended within the last three-year period? See response to question 2

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

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Information Commissioner's Office   

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Information Released: 

Yes

Received: 

Friday, 16 April, 2021

Responded: 

Thursday, 13 May, 2021

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