twitter facebook linkedin youtube instagram flickr search Menu We take our responsibility under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 extremely seriously. As well as making sure we comply with all regulations, we also try to go further where we can to be as open and transparent as possible. Before submitting an FOI request, you can search our knowledge base (link below) to see if it’s already been answered. Our Documents section also contains a number of useful publications to view and download. If you still wish to make a request, you can either complete a new request form or contact our Data Manager providing a name, contact details and the information required: West Midlands Fire Service 99 Vauxhall Road Birmingham B7 4HW 0121 380 6535 datamanager@wmfs.net New freedom of information request disclosure log search submit a new request information that may be withheld We publish a selection of our Freedom of Information responses which we feel are of wider public interest and demonstrate how decisions have been made, how public money has been spent and how resources have been used. The log lists responses from August 2015. It is organised into searchable categories. Responses containing personal information will either not be published or will have the information removed in line with the Data Protection Act 2018. You may re-use information (not including logos or photography) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. Our three most commonly asked FOIs can be viewed below. Animal Rescue Incidents A document detailing the dates, locations and brief details of all incidents involving animals attended by West Midlands Fire Service from April 2013 to March 2021. 2.1 Download Domestic Electrical Goods Fires A document detailing the type, make and locations for fires caused by domestic electrical appliances attended by West Midlands Fire Service from April 2015 to March 2021. 2.1 Download Bariatric Incidents A document detailing the dates, locations, resources and brief details related to bariatric rescues attended by West Midlands Fire Service from April 2009 to March 2021. 3.1 Download Other useful links! Freedom of information SEARCH | Submit a new request | Documents Search for existing requests Search Corporate Governance 21013 - Special Service Call Costs 20121 - Brigade Managers 20098 - Fire Authority Briefing Papers 20031 - ICT - O365 use 20004 - Requests for Information 20002 - Information governance contacts 19166- Management of Data Protection Requests Show all items ( 7 ) Finance and Spending 21114 - Electric Vehicles 211105 - Cloud based office suite system. 21103 - ICT - Enterprise Applications: ERP, CRM, HR, Payroll, Finance 21097 - Electric Vehicles 21097 - Electric Vehicles 21096 - Lift Service and Maintenance 21071 - Telephone System Maintenance Contract Show all items ( 100 ) Fire Safety 21118 - Number of high rise building in Birmingham 21113 - Firework licencing 21093 - Fires attended at buildings with ACM cladding 21084 - Clarendon Suites, 2 Stirling Rd, Birmingham, B16 9SB 21066 - Waking watches put in place on or after May 15th in high-rise buildings. 21049 - Solihull Heights 21038 - Risk assessments for stay-put strategy & simultaneous evacuation Show all items ( 36 ) Health, Safety and Environment 21019 - Solihull Heights 21078 - Solihull Heights 21056 - Solihull Heights 21001 - Self Isolation and its Effects due to Covid 19 21005 - Learning Management Systems 21004 - multi-occupancy buildings served prohibition notices 20112 - Attacks on Fire Crews Show all items ( 11 ) Incidents and Emergency Response 21122 - Animal Rescues 21115 - Fires attended in within buildings that have been under construction or within the construction industry. 21112 - Primary fires where sprinklers are recorded 21106 - Incidents 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 21073 - Barbecue Fire Callouts 21093 - Fires attended at buildings with ACM cladding 21050 - Incidents at Radford Road and Waterman Road Coventry Show all items ( 188 ) Other 21117 - Firefighting training areas 21028 - Racism complaints 21021 - Stonewall Diversity Champion 20084 - Extended Duration Breathing Apparatus (EDBA) within WMFS 20061 - Sale of Personal Data and Subject Access Requests 19072 - 999Eye 19055 - Safe and Well partners Staffing and Employment 21095 - Mean scores for the online tests 21092 - Apprenticeships 21045 - IT Strategy Plan 21043 - Number of Employees (March '20 - March '21) 21040 - Whistleblowers 21016 - Staff were subject to investigations during the last 5 years 21014 - Brigade Managers Show all items ( 74 ) Other useful links! Submit a new request | Documents | Incident reports If you’ve searched our existing FOI responses and not found what you need, you can submit a new request to us using the form below. Fields marked with an * are required Your details First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone Company Name (if applicable) Other useful links! Freedom of information SEARCH | Procurement and contracts | Incident reports | Data protection requests Exempt information The Freedom of Information Act sets out exemptions which, in certain circumstances, allow us to withhold requested information. If we decide on this course, we will tell you which exemption has been applied and why. Reasons why Examples of why requests might be refused include (but are not limited to): personal information covered by the Data Protection Act or which, if released, might risk identifying someone information already in the public domain and easily accessible by other means, eg via our website or a government site protecting the service and wider society against crime, eg to avoid information about how we operate and protect our systems falling into the hands of those with malicious intent unreasonable or vexatious requests where we’d have to spend a disproportionate amount of resources to meet them where processing a request would take more than the time set out in the Act (18 hours for local authorities, which equates to staff costs of £450) information that is in draft form. When it’s not clear if information should be released, we are expected to apply the ‘public interest test’. Our decision to release or restrict data should depend on whether its release would or would not be beneficial to the public. This involves weighing up all the circumstances, INCLUDING??? the exclusion of the duty to confirm or deny existence of the document, against the public interest in disclosing the holding of the information. Visit the Information Commissioner’s website for further guidance. We will challenge any request we deem vexatious through abusive or aggressive language, frequent or overlapping requests on the same or a similar subject, unfounded accusations and where an individual may be using a pseudonym. Information Communication Technology (ICT) Manager Contact Details Our ICT department operate a single point of contact policy, and callers are directed to the ICT Service Desk via our reception at our headquarters, tel 0121 380 6067. Calls are directed to the ICT specialist with responsibility for the specific service. Suppliers making sales enquiries should visit our Procurement section to make contact with the team directly. Information owned by another organisation Some of the information we hold might not be owned by us or be our responsibility. In these cases, where reasonably practical, we’ll aim to consult the owners of the information before we decide whether or not we are able to disclose it. Complaints If you’re not satisfied with the information that has been provided in response to a request, you can ask us to review our decision or the information provided, by writing to: Public Relations West Midlands Fire Service 99 Vauxhall Road Nechells Birmingham B7 4HW We will assess whether the decision can be reviewed and explain the processes involved. If, once our internal processes have been exhausted, you’re still not happy with the outcome, you have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Other useful links! 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