FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – APPLICATION REFERENCE 2017/15

Thank you for your application under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("the Act") in relation to automatic fire alarms false call outs by property type within Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.

The request is:

  1. The number of individual call outs by the force to false fires prompted by automatic fire alarms in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
  2. A breakdown of the above call outs by the type of premises they occurred at e.g. school, business, hospital etc.
  3. The estimated cost of each call out by the fire service

The response is:

IRS_DESCRIPTION / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / TOTAL
Animal boarding/breeding/kennels (not farm) / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Boarding House/B&B for homeless/asylum seekers / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Boarding House/B&B other / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Boarding School accommodation / 2 / 8 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 12
Bungalow - single occupancy / 150 / 148 / 176 / 188 / 163 / 825
Car Parks / 1 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 4
caravan/mobile home (permanent dwelling) / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1
Castle / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1
Converted Flat/Maisonette - single occupancy / 83 / 71 / 69 / 73 / 84 / 380
Education - College/University / 39 / 41 / 39 / 24 / 16 / 159
Education - infant/primary school / 45 / 38 / 58 / 72 / 79 / 292
Education - Other / 13 / 12 / 12 / 16 / 12 / 65
Education - Pre School/nursery / 6 / 15 / 10 / 14 / 12 / 57
Education - secondary school / 41 / 60 / 72 / 56 / 60 / 289
Entertainment and culture / 110 / 82 / 78 / 103 / 95 / 468
False Alarm - Property Not Found / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Fishing boat / 1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 5
Food and Drink / 29 / 22 / 29 / 37 / 41 / 158
Hostel / 4 / 13 / 7 / 8 / 7 / 39
Hospitals and medical care - Day care centre / 10 / 11 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 46
Hospitals and medical care - Dentist / 3 / 5 / 9 / 7 / 2 / 26
Hospitals and medical care - Doctors surgery / 6 / 7 / 13 / 22 / 18 / 66
Hospitals and medical care - Hospital / 151 / 117 / 98 / 75 / 115 / 556
Hospitals and medical care - Medical/health centre / 31 / 60 / 56 / 43 / 40 / 230
Hospitals and medical care - Other (including surgery) / 8 / 5 / 2 / 12 / 9 / 36
Hospitals and medical care - Veterinary surgery / 2 / 3 / 1 / 4 / 3 / 13
Hotel/motel / 12 / 28 / 27 / 19 / 17 / 103
House / 292 / 337 / 467 / 349 / 312 / 1757
Industrial Manufacturing / 213 / 204 / 213 / 218 / 230 / 1078
Industrial Processing / 43 / 27 / 20 / 36 / 38 / 164
Laboratory/research Establishment / 3 / 2 / 5 / 5 / 4 / 19
Licensed HMO / 7 / 4 / 14 / 8 / 8 / 41
Loose refuse / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Militray/barracks / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Mines and quarries / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1
Monastery/convent / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1
Nurses'/Doctors' accommodation / 11 / 12 / 10 / 6 / 4 / 43
Offices and call centres / 113 / 147 / 112 / 106 / 126 / 604
Other / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1
Other buildings/use not known / 2 / 3 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 12
Other Dwelling / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2
Other holiday residence (cottage, flat, chalet) / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2
Other outdoor structures / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 6
Other private non-residential building / 2 / 1 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 12
Other Residential Home / 7 / 5 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 16
Outdoor storage / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2
Permanent Agricultural / 6 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 12
Private garage / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1
Public admin, security and safety / 69 / 39 / 33 / 41 / 30 / 212
Public admin, security and safety - Young offenders unit / 1 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 1 / 5
Public Utilities / 19 / 16 / 26 / 22 / 23 / 106
Public Utilities - Water works / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 3
Purpose Built Flat/Maisonette - single occupancy / 154 / 143 / 127 / 134 / 172 / 730
Religious / 5 / 4 / 4 / 2 / 2 / 17
Residential Home / 137 / 102 / 104 / 90 / 92 / 525
Retail / 221 / 174 / 175 / 196 / 220 / 986
Self-contained Sheltered Housing / 464 / 404 / 344 / 368 / 433 / 2013
Sheltered Housing not self-contained / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 14
Sporting venues / 33 / 28 / 28 / 37 / 37 / 163
Sports pavilion/shower block/changing facility / 1 / 0 / 2 / 5 / 5 / 13
Stately Home / 2 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 1 / 7
Student Hall of Residence / 11 / 8 / 14 / 7 / 7 / 47
Transport buildings / 9 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 35
Unknown if licensed HMO / 4 / 5 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 24
Unlicensed HMO / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 5
Vehicle Repair / 4 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 7 / 15
Warehouses and bulk storage / 8 / 6 / 13 / 15 / 17 / 59
Warehouses and bulk storage - Warehouse / 66 / 54 / 60 / 39 / 59 / 278
Warehouses and bulk storage - Waste / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2 / 4
Youth hostel / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2
TOTAL / 2661 / 2505 / 2563 / 2497 / 2649 / 12875

With regards to the estimated cost of each call out, we do not hold this information as we do not calculate the cost of individual incidents.

If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. A request for an internal review should be made within 2 months of the date of this email. If you are not happy with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply direct to the Information Commissioner. The address is: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.