Fire service incidents at Ronaldsway Airport

Summary

A request was made for statistics and details regarding Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service callouts to Ronaldsway Airport over the last five years, including false alarms. The Department of Home Affairs responded by confirming that all requested information was enclosed and sent to the applicant.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 29 July 2019.
• The response was issued on 20 August 2019.
• The authority handling the request was the Department of Home Affairs.
• The outcome was that all information was sent to the requester.
• The response included copies of the information regarding fire service incidents.

Data Disclosed

• 29 July 2019
• 20 August 2019
• 903493
• last five years
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

Good afternoon, I wish to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act: - The number of times Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service have been called out to Isle of Man/Ronaldsway Airport over the last five years, broken down by calendar year - Any information that can be provided on each of these incidents - The number of times Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service have been called out to Isle of Man/Ronaldsway Airport to events deemed as false alarms over the last five years, broken down by calendar year - Any information that can be provided on each of these incidents Thanks, Kaleigh

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive's Office DHA Headquarters Tromode, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 694313 Fax: (01624) 621298 Web address: www.gov.im/dha Email: GeneralEnquiries.DHA@dha.gov.im

Our ref: 903493 20 August 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 29 July 2019 and which states:

"Good afternoon, I wish to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act: - The number of times Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service have been called out to Isle of Man/Ronaldsway Airport over the last five years, broken down by calendar year - Any information that can be provided on each of these incidents - The number of times Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service have been called out to Isle of Man/Ronaldsway Airport to events deemed as false alarms over the last five years, broken down by calendar year - Any information that can be provided on each of these incidents Thanks, Kaleigh"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information that is being released to you.

Please quote the reference number 903493 in any future communications.

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If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are

dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely