NFRS 2023 20 - Fires caused by heated hair or beauty tools
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Please can you share information on how many fires have been recorded where one of the below items were involved: - A heated hair or beauty tool (for example, hair straighteners, curling wands, hair dryers) - candles, if possible, please can you provide the above data split by month, and for the calendar years 2021,2022, and 2023 to date. If this request exceeds the allocated time limit for requests, please prioritise data for 2022 as a whole, followed by 2023 to date.
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Answer: Total Number of fires recorded where one of the listed items were involved between the 01/01/2021 to the 15/05/2023.
- Hair Dryer
- Candles
No other items were recorded as being involved in a fire for the time period specified.
| Month | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| February | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| March | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| April | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| May | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 2 | 0 | |
| July | 4 | 0 | |
| August | 5 | 2 | |
| September | 1 | 0 | |
| October | 1 | 2 | |
| November | 2 | 2 | |
| December | 6 | 3 | |
| Grand Total | 29 | 27 | 7 |