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NFRS 2023 10 - Lithium-ion batteries

You asked for:

  1. How many firefighters have died as a result of lithium-ion battery fires between April 2022 - April 2023?
  2. How many times have your firefighters come into contact with a vapour cloud?
  3. How many fires specifically in recycling centres or scrapyards they you encountered between April 2022 - April 2023 (excluding other waste fires)?

Please provide the information in the form of a word document or pdf.

Our Response:

  1. How many firefighters have died as a result of lithium-ion battery fires between April 2022 - April 2023?

    Answer: - No Information Held, upon review of our records no firefighters have been recorded to have died as a result of lithium-ion battery fires in the time period specified.

  2. How many times have your firefighters come into contact with a vapour cloud?

    Answer: - No Information Held, upon reviewing our Health and Safety records, no records relate to firefighters coming into contact with a vapour cloud in the time period specified.

  3. How many fires specifically in recycling centres or scrapyards they you encountered between April 2022 - April 2023 (excluding other waste fires)?

    Answer: - 15