Waking Watches / High Mid Rise firm alarms

Reference: 

1097

Request detail: 

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information. Please may you provide me with:

The number of waking watches put in place on or after May 15th in high-rise buildings; 
The number of waking watches put in place on or after May 15th in mid-rise buildings; 
The number of fires in high-rise buildings each month for the last year in buildings with waking watches; 
The number of fires in mid-rise buildings each month for the last year in buildings with waking watches; 
The number of fire-alarms installed since 17 December in high-rise buildings with fire safety issues; 
The number of fire-alarms installed since 17 December in mid-rise buildings with fire safety issues.

By mid-rise and high-rise I generally mean 18m+ and 11-18m. However I understand for some fire safety measures the Government is defining high-rise as 17.7m.

If any answer could include how this department defines high- and mid-rise buildings I would be grateful.

 

Response detail: 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.  Please find our responses below

The number of waking watches put in place on or after May 15th in high-rise buildings; - None
The number of waking watches put in place on or after May 15th in mid-rise buildings; - None
The number of fires in high-rise buildings each month for the last year in buildings with waking watches; - None
The number of fires in mid-rise buildings each month for the last year in buildings with waking watches; - None
The number of fire-alarms installed since 17 December in high-rise buildings with fire safety issues; - 1 fire alarm installed at a high rise within this category
The number of fire-alarms installed since 17 December in mid-rise buildings with fire safety issues. – None

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Information Released: 

Yes

Received: 

Sunday, 16 May, 2021

Responded: 

Monday, 7 June, 2021

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