Electric blanket fires (FOI)Electric blanket fires (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
29 October 2019.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
How many fires caused by faulty electric blankets have been reported to your service in 2015?
How many fires caused by faulty electric blankets have been reported to your service in 2016?
How many fires caused by faulty electric blankets have been reported to your service in 2017?
How many fires caused by faulty electric blankets have been reported to your service in 2018?
How many fires caused by faulty electric blankets have been reported to your service in 2019?
Response
Referencing the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service incident reporting data from 01 January 2015 to date, no fires have been recorded with faulty electric blankets identified as the supposed cause.