Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-43716

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 13 February 2026
Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 February 2026

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43381 by Gillian Martin on 10 February 2026, whether it will provide the same figures for 2025.

Answer

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) do not systematically record all of this information but reports that they are aware of the following:

Recorded fire incidents where bin lorries/refuse trucks have been mentioned in the description
Year	Fires
2025	6

Fires involving waste management sites/recycling sites
Year	Fires
2025	74

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