Freedom of Information request

About Freedom of Information requests

Please use this form for Freedom of Information requests only.
If you have a general comment or enquiry please use the comment form

Avon Fire Authority is fully committed to meeting the requirements of the Freedom of Information and Data Protection acts and the general move towards 'open government'.

Please see our Publication Scheme, showing the type of information we make available and how to access it. This may mean you do not need to submit a request using the form below.

We aim to respond to general requests within 20 working days, and 40 days for requests for personal information. If you would like to see our policies in this area please follow these links:

Data Protection Act 1998 - Avon Fire & Rescue policy statement (PDF 288kb, opens in a new window)

Data Protection Act 1998 - Retention policy statement (PDF 292kb, opens in a new window)

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Avon Fire & Rescue policy statement (PDF 295kb, opens in a new window)

Avon Fire & Rescue Service's policy is to respond to a request in writing in line with national guidance.

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Other ways to contact Avon Fire & Rescue Service

By telephone

You can contact us by telephone by dialing: 0117 926 2061

If you are Deaf you can use the Minicom number
18001 01179  262061

In an emergency you can use the Minicom number 18000
You may prefer to contact AF&RS by text on 07781 482627 (Please specify if you are a BSL user)

By fax

Our fax number is: 0117 927 2908
Please include your fax and telephone number so that we can get back to you.

By post

You can always contact us by post at:
Avon Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters
Temple Back
Bristol BS1 6EU

Perhaps you would like to visit us at our headquarters, view a map (on Multimap) of how to find us

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