E-bike and E-scooter fires (FOI)E-bike and E-scooter fires (FOI)
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03 July 2023.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
How many lithium battery fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters have been attended in your fire service area in the last five years for which data is available? If possible, please provide data broken down by year.
Response
The States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service has attended the following fires that could be directly attributed to e-bikes and e-scooters in the last five years:
| 2018 | 0 | |
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| 2019 | 1 | fire caused by an e-bike |
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| 2020 | 0 | |
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| 2021 | 2 | fires caused by electric mobility scooters |
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| 2022 | 1 | fire caused by an e-bike
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