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NFRS 2024 42 - Marina fires

You asked for

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding fires at marinas, shipyards, and on-board boats within your service area.

Please provide the following information for the period from 1 January 2014 to present:

  1. The total number of fire incidents attended by your service at:
    1. Marinas
    2. Shipyards
    3. On board boats (whether docked or at sea within your jurisdiction)
  2. For each category above, please provide an annual breakdown of incidents.
  3. For each incident, where possible, please provide:
    1. Date and time of the incident
    2. Location (marina name, shipyard name, or general location for boats)
    3. Type of vessel involved (e.g., pleasure craft, commercial vessel)
    4. Cause of fire, if determined
    5. Extent of damage (e.g., total loss, partial damage)
    6. Any injuries or fatalities
  4. Information on any specific challenges faced by your service when dealing withfires in marine environments or on vessels.

If the scope of this request is too large, please provide as much information as possible within the statutory time limit.

If you need any clarification or have any questions about this request, please don't hesitate to contact me. I understand that some details may need to be withheld to protect ongoing investigations or personal privacy.

Our Response

  1. The total number of fire incidents attended by your service at:
    1. Marinas
      Answer: - 30 incidents where the address included ‘Marina’.
    2. Shipyards
      Answer: - No Information Held.
    3. On board boats (whether docked or at sea within your jurisdiction)
      Answer: - 15
  2. For each category above, please provide an annual breakdown of incidents.
    1. Marinas
      Answer: - 30 incidents where the address included ‘Marina’.
      Year Total
      2014 2
      2016 2
      2017 2
      2018 6
      2019

      2
      2021 5
      2022 4
      2023 5
      2024 2
      Grand Total 30
    2. Shipyards
      Answer: - No Information Held.
    3. On board boats (whether docked or at sea within your jurisdiction)
      Answer: - 15
      Year Total
      2014 1
      2015 1
      2016 2
      2017 2
      2018 2
      2020 2
      2021 2
      2024 3
      Grand Total 15
  3. For each incident, where possible, please provide:
    1. Date and time of the incident
      Answer: - Some information has been deemed exempt by virtue of section 40(2)personal information of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as it relates todomestic dwellings.
      Date and time
      26/10/2014 21:30
      10/12/2014 01:30
      29/12/2014 23:23
      03/03/2016 17:41
      13/08/2016 19:17
      27/10/2016 06:50
      11/12/2016 21:57
      06/02/2017 06:25
      22/02/2017 17:08
      23/02/2017 17:29
      30/04/2017 15:31
      10/06/2018 15:28
      09/07/2018 22:28
      06/08/2018 15:13
      30/08/2018 21:08
      05/12/2018 16:53
      15/12/2018 06:03
      18/12/2018 00:34
      18/12/2018 10:15
      17/03/2019 22:58
      20/11/2019 19:05
      17/12/2020 18:22
      30/03/2021 15:04
      04/04/2021 17:50
      21/07/2021 04:26
      02/08/2021 17:27
      21/12/2021 05:07
      21/12/2021 07:45
      24/12/2021 17:48
      25/03/2022 23:52
      26/03/2022 12:54
      13/08/2022 13:50
      11/11/2022 19:27
      29/01/2023 00:01
      21/02/2023 19:19
      18/07/2023 21:27
      15/10/2023 20:19
      24/11/2023 16:06
      09/03/2024 12:56
      01/04/2024 22:55
      09/04/2024 01:35
      22/04/2024 21:56
    2. Location (marina name, shipyard name, or general location for boats)
      Answer: - Some information has been deemed exempt by virtue of section 40(2) personal information of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as it relates to domestic dwellings.
      Location
      BEESTON MARINA,RIVERSIDE ROAD,BEESTON,NG9 1NA
      BEESTON SAILING CLUB,TRENTSIDE CHALETS,ACCESS ROAD BETWEEN FOX COVERT LANE AND TRENTSIDE CHALETS,NOTTINGHAM_NTG,NG11 8NH
      BLENHEIM,RED HILL MARINA,REDHILL LOCK,RATCLIFFE ON SOAR,NG11 0EB
      CANAL SIDE,RYLANDS,NG9 1LP
      CASTLE MARINA RETAIL PARK,CASTLE BRIDGE ROAD,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GX
      CASTLE MARINA,CASTLE BOULEVARD,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1TN
      CASTLE MARINA,CASTLE BOULEVARD,NOTTINGHAM_NTG,NG7 1TN
      CASTLE MARINA,CASTLE MARINA ROAD,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1TN
      CASTLE MEADOW ROAD,CASTLE MARINA_NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GX
      CASTLE QUAY CLOSE,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GX
      CASTLEBRIDGE OFFICE VILLAGE,KIRTLEY DRIVE,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1LD
      CHAIN LANE,NOTTINGHAM_NTG,NG7 2SB
      DUNELM,UNIT 1,PORTAL RETAIL AND BUSINESS PARK,QUEENS DRIVE,CASTLE MARINA_NOTTINGHAM,NG2 1AL
      GLENEAGLES,MARINA DRIVE,HARWORTH,DN11 9HA
      HARVESTER,14 CASTLE BRIDGE ROAD,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GX
      HERON WHARF,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GF
      HERON WHARF,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GT
      HOLIDAY INN,CASTLE MARINA,LENTON,NOTTINGHAM,NEAR CASTLE BRIDGE ROAD
      HOMEBASE,ENTERPRISE WAY,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG2 1EN
      KINGS MARINA,MATHER ROAD,NEWARK ON TRENT,NG24 1FB
      LAND SOUTH WEST OF MARINA COLWICK PARK,COLWICK ROAD,COLWICK,NG2 4BE
      LOCK HOUSE,RIVERSIDE,STOKE LANE,STOKE BARDOLPH,NG14 5HY
      LONDON ROAD,MEADOWS,NOTTINGHAM,
      MARINA DRIVE,SHIREOAKS,S81 8NQ
      NEW FERRY RESTAURANT,NORTH END,FARNDON,NG24 3SX
      NEWARK MARINA,FARNDON ROAD,NEWARK ON TRENT,NG24 4SD
      REAR FERRYBOAT INN,STOKE LANE,STOKE BARDOLPH,NG14 5HW
      RED HILL MARINA,REDHILL LOCK,RATCLIFFE ON SOAR,NG11 0EB
      SAINSBURYS HOMEBASE,QUEENS DRIVE,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG2 1EN
      SAINSBURY'S,SAINSBURYS,CASTLE BRIDGE ROAD,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GX
      SHIREOAKS MARINA,MARINA DRIVE,SHIREOAKS,S81 8NQ
      TEAL WHARF,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GW
      THANE ROAD,NOTTINGHAM_NTG,NG7 2TG
      THE BOATHOUSE,CASTLE MARINA,LENTON,NOTTINGHAM,NEAR CASTLE BOULEVARD
      THE MOORINGS,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GF
      TINKERS WAY,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GX
      WATERS EDGE,THE BALTIMORE EXCHANGE,CASTLE BRIDGE ROAD,CASTLE MARINA - NOTTINGHAM,NG7 1GX
    3. Type of vessel involved (e.g., pleasure craft, commercial vessel)
      Answer: -
      Property Type
      Barge
      Fishing boat
      Houseboat (permanent dwelling)
      Large refuse container/skip
      Motor yacht
      Other vessel
    4. Cause of fire, if determined
      Cause Total
      Barbecue 1
      Chimney 1
      Electricity supply 1
      Fuel/Chemical related 1
      Heating equipment 2
      Not known 7
      Smoking materials 1
      No Information Held 31
      Grand Total 45
    5. Extent of damage (e.g., total loss, partial damage)
      Answer: - No Information Recorded.
    6. Any injuries or fatalities
      Answer: - 1 injury recorded.
  4. Information on any specific challenges faced by your service when dealing with fires in marine environments or on vessels.
    Answer: - No Information Held, reviewed DB1 event debrief forms recorded for above incidents. No information recorded around any specific challenges when dealing with marine environments or vessels.

Section 40: - Personal Information

(2) Any information to which a request for information relates is also exempt information if—

  1. it constitutes personal data which does not fall within subsection (1), and
  2. the first, second or third condition below is satisfied.

(3A) The first condition is that the disclosure of the information to a member of the public otherwise than under this Act—

  1. would contravene any of the data protection principles, or
  2. would do so if the exemptions in section 24(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (manual unstructured data held by public authorities) were disregarded.

(3B) The second condition is that the disclosure of the information to a member of the public otherwise than under this Act would contravene Article 21 of the GDPR (general processing: right to object to processing).

(4A) The third condition is that—

  1. on a request under Article 15(1) of the GDPR (general processing: right of access by the data subject) for access to personal data, the information would be withheld in reliance on provision made by or under section 15, 16 or 26 of, or Schedule 2, 3 or 4 to, the Data Protection Act 2018, or
  2. (b) on a request under section 45(1)(b) of that Act (law enforcement processing: right of access by the data subject), the information would be withheld in reliance on subsection (4) of that section.

Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is categorised as an Absolute and Class Based type exemption and therefore does not require a public interest test to be carried nor must Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service articulate the harm in disclosure.