Fires (FOI)Fires (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by States of Jersey and published on
28 June 2016.Request
Please can we request the following under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011? If you are not able to answer all of the questions within the time limit, please prioritise from top to bottom.
1. The total number of fires (not including false alarms) in the home that were reported in the following years:
2016 (so far), 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011;
2. The number of accidental fires in the home that were reported in the following years:
2016 (so far), 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011;
3. The number of dwellings where these fires were reported that did not have a functioning fire alarm (including instances where a fire alarm was not present), broken down by year: 2016 (so far), 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011;
4. The top 10 causes of dwelling fires in the past 12 months (eg arson, accidental, appliances, etc). If possible, please can you provide a figure for each of the causes in the past 12 months.
5. The number of non-fatal casualties or injuries as a result of fires in the following years:
2016 (so far), 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011;
Response
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