Fire incidents involving solar panels

If possible, please provide the information in the Excel spreadsheet attached. If you are unable to answer any questions, please complete the questionnaire as best as possible and share any available relevant data.

1) How many fire incidents involving solar panels (photovoltaic) systems were recorded in the following time periods?

a) 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022

b) 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023

c) 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024

d) 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2025

2) In 2024, how many fire incidents involving solar panels occurred in each of the following locations?

a) Residential properties

b) Commercial properties

c) Industrial properties

d) Solar farms (ground-mounted solar installations)

3) In 2025, how many fire incidents involving solar panels occurred in each of the following locations?

a) Residential properties

b) Commercial properties

c) Industrial properties

d) Solar farms (ground-mounted solar installations)

4) In 2024, how many solar-panel related fires originated in the following settings? a) Solar panel b) DC cabling/ connectors c) Invertor d) Battery bank

5) In 2025, how many solar-panel related fires originated in the following settings?

a) Solar panel

b) DC cabling/ connectors

c) Invertor

d) Battery bank

6) In the following years, how many fire incidents involving solar panels were a. confined to the solar panel system? b. spread to the wider building? Please provide figures for:

a) 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022

b) 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023

c) 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024

d) 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025

7) What equipment or firefighting methods are typically used by your fire service to extinguish or control solar panel fires?

a) Standard water hoses/jets

b) Foam additive hoses

c) CO2 and/or Dry Powder

d) Specialist extinguishing agents, if so please specify

e) Other agents or equipment/tools, please specify (e.g. black out blankets, PV Stop)

1. a) 2022 – 1

b) 2023 – 4

c) 2024 – 7

d) 2025 – 10

2-7) Please find attached information

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