- Request
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I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am attempting to find which areas suffer the most from hoax callers to the fire service in the UK.
My questions in relation to your fire service are as follows:
1. How many call outs has the fire service attended for the years 2020 and 2021?
2. What were the reasons for the callouts for the years 2020 and 2021?
3. How many call outs were hoaxes?
4. How many fines were issued for these hoax calls?
- Decision
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1.8,386 attended incidents in 2020, and 8,080 attended incidents in 2021
2.See below table3.38 hoax calls in 2020, 48 hoax calls in 2021
4.Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue do not issue fines
Revised Incident Type
01 Jan - 31 Dec 2020
01 Jan - 31 Dec 2021
FALSE ALARM - AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM APPARATUS
1,240
1296
FALSE ALARM - GOOD INTENT
876
836
FALSE ALARM - MALICIOUS (HOAX CALLS)
38
48
FIRE INCIDENTS
1,758
1736
SPECIAL SERVICE - ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISIONS
501
555
SPECIAL SERVICE - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
2,928
2487
SPECIAL SERVICE - OTHER
1,045
1122
Grand Total:
8,386
8,080
- Reference number
- FOI 3513513
- Date request received
- 19/04/22
- Date of decision
- 22/04/22