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Acting Chief Fire Officer
Peter Craig MSc MIFireE MICG

Our Ref: RG/ FOI 30-10

5 August 2010

Mr Mark McGregor

Dear Mr McGregor

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST OF 2 AUGUST 2010

Please not the following information relevant to the last 5 years:

Question 1: Number of callouts to 11th July bonfires (or same bonfires held on a
different date due to falling on a Sunday).

Command
Year Eastern Northern Southern Western Total
2006 32 20 16 12 80
2007 22 19 21 8 70
2008 21 14 21 7 63
2009 19 17 15 5 56
2010 14 8 11 12 45
Total 108 78 84 44 314

Question 2: Breakdown by Divisional area of above – see above.

Question 3: Number of events/school briefings/programmes in relation to 'bonfire

safety education'.

Eastern 34
Northern 152
Southern 105
Western 40
Total 340 over the last 5 years
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Mr Mark McGregor

Question 4: Breakdown by Divisional area of above – see above

Question 5: Amount contributed to other organisations/groups/programmes for

bonfire related schemes - please note Area/District Commands attend CSP meetings
and bonfire meetings ad hoc and no record of these are held at FRSHQ.

Question 6: Breakdown by Divisional Area of above – N/A

Question 7: Any estimated or real figures on expenditure in relation to 11th July

bonfires - see table.

Details the number of incidents attended by NIFRS for the period 1 May to 10 July, in
each of the last 5 years classified as a bonfire incident:

Year No of Cost of Bonfire

Bonfire Incidents (£)
Incidents
2009 288 894,076
2008 276 822,681
2007 234 631,176
2006 271 696,425
2005 283 675,582

Question 8: Any injuries to crew as a result 11th July bonfires. – No injuries have
occurred to personnel over the last 5 years.

Question 9: Any costs (including pay while unavailable to work) ober such injuries –
N/A.

Under the terms of the legislation, if you are unhappy with this response you have
the right to seek a review within the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service in the
first instance. If you wish to do so, please write to Mrs B Walker, Information Officer,
Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, 1 Seymour Street, Lisburn, BT27 4SX.

If after such a review you are still unhappy with the response, you have the right to
appeal to the Information Commissioner who will undertake an independent review.
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5 August 2010

Mr Mark McGregor

Please note that the supply of information under Freedom of Information does not
give the recipient the automatic right to re-use it in any way that would infringe
copyright. This includes, for example, making multiple copies, publishing and issuing
copies to others. Permission to re-use the information must be obtained in advance
from the Chief Fire Officer.

Yours sincerely

Mrs R Grogan
Freedom of Information Co-Ordinator