NFRS 2023 68 - e-scooters
You asked for
Under the FOI Act 2000, please provide me with the number of fires involving e-scooters and e-bikes in each of 2021 and 2022.
Please provide a breakdown for e-scooters and e-bikes please.
If also possible within the time constraints, can you provide the number of people injured/killed in such fires.
Eg:
2021; X fires involving e-scooters, X fires involving e-bikes + X killed, X injured in fires involving e-scooters, X killed, X injured in fires involving e-bikes.
2022; X fires involving e-scooters, X fires involving e-bikes + X killed, X injured in fires involving e-scooters, X killed, X injured in fires involving e-bikes.
Our Response
Answer: - Total number of electric scooters or e-bikes recorded that were involved or the cause of a fire.
Involved refers to those vehicles deliberately ignited.
| Vehicle Type | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2022 | |
| Electric Scooter | 4 | 6 |
| Electric Bicycle | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 7 |
There was one casualty in 2022 which amounted to a minor injury with no hospital visit required