FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – COMMERCIAL FIRES I refer to your Freedom of Information Act request which was received by East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service on 17 May 2018. Request: To aid with my research into the factors driving commercial fires, I wish to request the following data in electronic format under the Freedom of Information Act (2000): A list of all recorded fires in your jurisdiction for all non-dwelling properties that have occurred from 01 Jan 2017 up until the most recently available electronically recorded event. The data will include the following fields from the Incident Recording System: 1.1 - ID 2.1 - What was the time and date of call? 3.2 - What type of Property was involved? 4.2a - Building Name/Number 4.2b - Postcode 4.2c - Flat/Unit Name/Number 4.2d - Street 8.1 - What was the cause of the fire? 8.14 - What type of room/compartment did the fire start in (Location of Origin)? 8.22 - What was the extent of flame and heat damage (at stop)? 8.25 - What is the total horizontal area damaged (by flame and/or heat and/or smoke and/or water etc) in sq.m (at stop)? Response: Please see attached spreadsheet. 1.1 FRS Incident Number Incident FRS 1.1 callofTime 2.1 Property Type 3.2 Property Type(Other) 3.2 Textual_Address Code Post 4.2b fireof Cause 8.1 location start Fire 8.14 stop at and heat Fire 8.22 damage stop Total at 8.25 45000025 01/01/2017 11:44 Building/Non Residential/Industrial Processing/Recycling UNIT 18 Fault in equipment or appliance Other Nov-20 45000148 05/01/2017 01:58 Building/Non Residential/Retail/Single shop MOSHULU Heat source and combustibles brought together deliberately Other Limited to item 1st ignited Up to 5 45000206 06/01/2017 12:00 Building/Non Residential/Private garage GARAGE NO.56 Overheating, unknown cause Garage Limited to room of origin 101 - 200 45000212 06/01/2017 13:23 Building/Non Residential/Food and Drink/Pub/wine bar/bar ALBION PUBLIC HOUSE Combustible articles too close to heat source (or fire) Kitchen Up to 5 45000217 06/01/2017 15:58 Building/Other Residential/Hotel/motel LANSDOWNE PLACE HOTEL BN3 1HG Heat source and combustibles brought together deliberately Other Limited to item 1st ignited Up to 5 45000234 06/01/2017 21:05 Building/Non Residential/Industrial Manufacturing/Engineering GAP METAL Fault in equipment or appliance Process/Production room Limited to item 1st ignited Up to 5 45000236 06/01/2017 21:22 Building/Other Residential/Other Residential Home Prison LEWES PRISON Heat source and combustibles brought together deliberately Cell Limited to room of origin Nov-20 45000239 06/01/2017 22:09 Building/Non Residential/Food and Drink/Pub/wine bar/bar RED LION PH Cooking - other cooking Kitchen Up to 5 45000261 07/01/2017 07:37 Building/Non Residential/Industrial Processing/Recycling WOODLANDS COMPOST FACILITY Natural occurrence Process/Production room Limited to item 1st ignited None 45000310 08/01/2017 14:30 Building/Non Residential/Public toilets FAIRLIGHT ROAD Heat source and combustibles brought together deliberately Bathroom/Toilet Up to 5 45000498 13/01/2017 10:01 Building/Non Residential/Offices and call centres/Converted office NEW HOUSE FARM Careless handling - due to careless disposal Office Up to 5 45000672 17/01/2017 23:06 Building/Other Residential/Other Residential Home WOMENS REFUGE ORMSBY HOUSE TN6 1YB Careless handling - due to sleep or unconsciousness Kitchen Up to 5 45000767 19/01/2017 21:46 Building/Non Residential/Private Garden Shed ALLOTMENT Other Other Whole building 06-Oct 45001025 25/01/2017 18:37 Building/Non Residential/Retail/Single shop SPECKY WREN OPTICIANS BN1 4JU Fault in equipment or appliance Shop floor/Showroom/Display hall Limited to room of origin 06-Oct 45001048 26/01/2017 10:11 Building/Non Residential/Public admin, security and safety/Prison LEWES PRISON Negligent use of equipment or appliance (heat source) IT server/Mainframe room Up to 5 45001104 27/01/2017 22:27 Building/Other Residential/Hostel (e.g.