Fire Incidents Caused by Christmas Trees or Christmas Decorations

Request

Notice of request for information Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful if you would treat this correspondence as a formal request for disclosure of the following information, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI). 

 

1. Please provide the number of fire incidents caused by Christmas trees or Christmas decorations in the last five years (2020 - 2025). List the year of the incident, the incident type and the incident cause. Please also list which fire station(s) attended the call. 

 



I take this opportunity to remind you of the Information Commissioner's public statements, in which he has stated that there is a "presumption of disclosure" under FoI. 

 

Decision

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. 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

Reference number
14447901
Date request received
12 November 2025
Date of decision
4 December 2025