Pothole damage to fire and rescue vehicles (FOI)

Request

A

How many of the fire service’s vehicles have been damaged by potholes in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 so far?

Please break the data down by calendar year.

B

How many vehicles does the fire service own in total?

C

What was the total cost of pothole damage to the fire service’s vehicles in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 so far?

Please break the data down by calendar year.

D

How many of the fire service’s vehicles had to be written off due to pothole damage in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 so far?

Please break the data down by calendar year and vehicle type.

E

Please provide an itemised list of the fire service’s vehicles damaged by potholes in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 so far. For each incident please indicate vehicle type (eg fire engine, rapid response vehicle and so on), cost, calendar year the incident was recorded and summary.

Response

A, C, D and E

No damage due to potholes has been reported or recorded during the period in question.

B

Information in response to this question is accessible through the following link:

Fire and rescue vehicles

Exemption applied

Article 23 Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.