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Lithium Ion Battery Fires - WMCA

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This file provides data on incidents attended in the West Midlands caused by lithium ion batteries.

These batteries may be part of a vehicle (including e-bikes and some e-scooters), or electrical household goods such as e-readers, mobile phones, smart watches, etc, or standalone batteries. 

Fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters are also provided separately, and though there will be an overlap, some in the e-scooter and e-bike dataset may not be in this dataset if the search for lithium ion batteries did not identify those incidents.

Fires caused by battery chargers, such as e-cigarette batteries, are also included.

There is currently (in 2024) no way to consistently record that lithium ion batteries were involved in an incident, therefore finding those incidents involves querying and reading typed-in text fields, and depends on the information required for the reader to identify that such batteries are likely to be involved being present. As a result, this may not be a full list of incidents.

Incidents provided separately to this dataset may be different due to the manual nature of this process and the specifications of each request.

The location data provided is at LSOA level from 2011 geographies. This has been converted to the 2021 geography using the ONS Best Fit Lookup to enable easier mapping with modern layouts.

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Incident Date
Date and time the call was received to report the incident

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier) 
inc_date_time
Type 
date
Sample 
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
District
       
           
               
District the incident occurred
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
district
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Ward Name
       
           
               
Ward the incident occurred
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
ward
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Brigade Location
       
           
               
Location of the responding brigade
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
brigade_location
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
LSOA21CD
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
lsoa21cd
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Incident Type
       
           
               
The incident type as it is at the end of the incident.
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
definition
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Property Type
       
           
               
Type of property where the incident occurred
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
property_type
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Tenure
       
           
               
Type of tenure
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
tenure
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Motive
       
           
               
Incident motive
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
motive
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Classification
       
           
               
Description of the type of incident
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
classification
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Injuries
       
           
               
Number of all injuries resulting from the incident
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
injuries
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
integer
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Fatalities
       
           
               
Number of fatalities resulting from the incident
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
fatalities
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
integer
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
BRV Count
       
           
               
Number of Brigade Response Vehicles that attended the incident. Typically a smaller fire response vehicle for smaller or specialist incidents.
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
brv_count
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
integer
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
PRL Count
       
           
               
Number of Pump Rescue Ladders that attended the incident. The main vehicle equipped with a ladder, water pumps and rescue equipment.
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
prl_count
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
integer
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
BSV Count
       
           
               
Number of Brigade Support Vehicles that attended the incident. These vehicles are typically used to support various operational activities, such as transporting equipment and personnel to and from incidents, or for other logistical support roles.
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
bsv_count
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
integer
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
HP Count
       
           
               
Number of Hydraulic Platforms that attended the incident. A vehicle with an extendable platform or ladder.
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
hp_count
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
integer
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Was fire out on arrival?
       
           
               
On arrival to the incident was the fire already out
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
was_fire_out_on_arrival
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Discovered By
       
           
               
Who discovered the fire
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
discovered_by
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Source of Ignition
       
           
               
What started the fire
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
source_of_ignition
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Place Fire Started
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
place_fire_started
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Fire Caused By
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
fire_caused_by
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Item Mainly Responsible
       
           
               
Item responsible for the cause of the incident
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
item_mainly_responsible
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Working Smoke Alarm
       
           
               
Was there a working smoke alarm at the place the incident occurred
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
working_smoke_alarm
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Vehicle Fire Source
       
           
               
Where the fire started for a vehicle fire
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
veh_fire_source
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
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