National Headquarters
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
National Headquarters
Spark Central, Level 7
42-52 Wil is Street
Wel ington Central
Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 496 3600
Ref: 14333
10 May 2024
Jamie Wilkinson
[FYI request #26646 email]
Tēnā koe Jamie
Thank you for your request of 6 May 2024, to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
•
I would like to request the Incident Report for #F3969068
Please find attached a copy of the SMS Incident Report (SMS Report). Some information has been
withheld from the SMS Report pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of
natural persons. In making this decision, we have considered the public interest considerations in
section 9(1) of the OIA.
We have also redacted the names of personnel involved with this incident and these have been
labelled as
out of scope in the attached PDF. However, if you want their names, please let us know.
We may need to consult with the individuals concerned, which may take some time.
Please note the SMS Report provided to you is generated by Fire and Emergency’s electronic
station management system. In SMS Reports, ‘Notifications’ and ‘Message Log’ fields are reported
in real time as fire crews and our communication centres communicate with each other during the
incident. They are not the official final records of incidents but word for word transcripts of ‘live’
situations as they occur. For this reason, they may contain spelling errors or commonly used
abbreviations.
This reply addresses the information you requested. You have the right to seek an investigation
and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is
available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
We trust that the information being provided is of assistance. If you require further information,
please email [FENZ request email].
Nāku noa, nā
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests
