Attendance by Fire and Rescue where hoarding was identified - Find a freedom of information request

For avoidance of doubt, we are defining hoarding as the accumulation of possessions in one's home, often to an extreme and impractical degree.

1. In the last 5 years, how many incidents have your Fire and Rescue Service been called out to attend, where hoarding was identified? 

Please break down the data as follows:

1st July 2018 - 30th June 2019

1st July 2019 - 30th June 2020

1st July 2020 - 30th June 2021

1st July 2021 - 30th June 2022

1st July 2022 - 30th June 2023

2. For each year, how many of those incidents led to injury, and how many to deaths? Please state whether the injured/deceased where civilians or firefighters in each instance. 

3. For each year, in how many of those incidents was access to the fire or emergency obstructed due to hoarding at the property? 

4. Can you also please provide information regarding the number of incidents you have attended for each level of the Clutter Image Ratings?  

I can confirm that some of the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. Please break down the data as follows:

1st July 2018 - 30th June 2019 - 5 incidents

1st July 2019 - 30th June 2020 - 3 incidents

1st July 2020 - 30th June 2021 - 4 incidents

1st July 2021 - 30th June 2022 - 2 incidents

1st July 2022 - 30th June 2023 - 3 incidents

2. Please note there were no incidents recorded that involved firefighter injuries and no records fatalities in relation to hoarding.

The number of injuries below relate to civilian people.

1st July 2018 - 30th June 2019 - 3 injuries

1st July 2019 - 30th June 2020 - 0 injuries

1st July 2020 - 30th June 2021 - 2 injuries

1st July 2021 - 30th June 2022 - 3 injuries

1st July 2022 - 30th June 2023 - 1 injury

3. No information is held.

4. No information is held