Hoax callers to the fire service in the UK. - Find a freedom of information request

Request

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

1.8,386 attended incidents in 2020, and 8,080 attended incidents in 2021
2.See below table

3.38 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