The total number of vehicles in the operational fleet

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your fire and rescue service:

1. Please provide the total number of vehicles in your operational fleet as of 31 March 2026 (single figure only) - 232

2. Please provide the following (total aggregate figures only, not broken down by year or incident type):

a) The total number of incidents involving your service's vehicles between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2026 – 37,327 b) The total amount spent on repairing vehicles as a result of these incidents over the time same time period (£ total figure only) £221,935.35 Of this total repair cost:

c) The total amount recovered through your own comprehensive insurance claims (£ total figure only, if applicable) - £0

d) The total amount recovered through an uninsured loss recovery (ULR) programme (£ total figure only, if applicable) £41,112.57 – this does not include ongoing recoveries

3. Please confirm whether your organisation currently operates or uses a ULR programme (yes/no only) - Yes Definition of 'incidents' For the purpose of this request, 'incidents' refers to any event involving a vehicle in your fleet that results in damage requiring repair or maintenance, regardless of fault or location.

The figures provided are largely attributed to road traffic collisions and any other incident resulting in repair costs being incurred. Definition of 'uninsured loss recovery (ULR) programme' For the purpose of this request, an 'uninsured loss recovery (ULR) programme' refers to any arrangement, internal process or third-party service used to recover costs from negligent third parties that are not covered by insurance, including recovery of vehicle repair costs, downtime or associated losses.

1. 232.

2a. 37,327.

b. £221,935.35.

c. £0.

d. £41,112.57 – this does not include ongoing recoveries.

3a-e. Yes