Christmas related fire incidents - Find a freedom of information request

1. Fires Attended on Christmas Day 

              

The number of incidents on Christmas Day (25th December) for each of the past five years (2018 to 2023). 

              

For each relevant report, where possible, please include: 

      

A brief description of the incident (redacted to remove personal identifying information)      

Any outcomes or actions taken in response to the report      

The type of location involved (e.g., private dwelling, commercial property, outdoor location, etc.)      

Please also reference any incidents where keywords such as 'turkey' or 'Christmas dinner' are mentioned in the incident report. 



2. Christmas Tree-Related Incidents 

              

The number of incidents involving fires where a Christmas tree was explicitly mentioned or was a contributing factor for each of the past five years (2018 to 2023...and 2024 if possible) 

              

For each relevant report, where possible, please include:      

A brief description of the incident (redacted to remove personal identifying information)      

Any outcomes or actions taken in response to the report    

A breakdown of these incidents by date       

The type of location involved (e.g., private dwelling, commercial property, outdoor location, etc.). 



Notes: 

If providing anonymised incident details or performing keyword searches is too resource-intensive, please let me know. I am happy to discuss how the scope of my request can be refined to assist in providing the information. 

I can confirm that the following information is held by Lincolnshire County Council;

Q1-2. – See attached document

Please note - Text descriptions of incidents are not available, however the major points of each incident are included in the raw data provided (eg. where the fire started, cause of the fire, amount of fire and heat damage etc).

Outcomes or actions taken – Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) can only provide the main firefighting action carried out which is included in the raw data, but please note this is not all action carried out, it is only the main firefighting action.

Specific food items are not recorded so we are unable to reference 'turkey' or 'Christmas dinner', Lincolnshire County Council can only provide reference to food being recorded as either the item first ignited or the item mainly responsible for the spread of fire.

Christmas tree related incidents - Lincolnshire County Council can only provide where a Christmas tree has been recorded as either the item first ignited or the item mainly responsible for the spread of fire.

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.