False Fire Alarms in Student Halls

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.



Please provide data on fire service callouts to student halls of residence in your area, broken down as follows:



1. The number of callouts for false fire alarms in student halls of residence in your area (i.e., incidents where no fire was present or no firefighting action was required) Please provide the data month by month for the past three calendar years (from January 2022 to the most recent month available in 2025).



If available, please include:

2.

a. The total number of false alarm callouts in that period (for context); and

b. The definition or incident codes used for 'student halls of residence' or 'purpose-built student accommodation' within your incident recording system.



If any of the data is exempt or not recorded separately, please state this clearly and provide any available summary or explanation of recording practices.



I am happy to receive the information in spreadsheet (CSV or Excel) format.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1-2. Please see attached document.

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