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PO Box 2133
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New Zealand
Phone +64 4 496 3600
19 October 2020
Alan Thompson
By email: [FYI request #13855 email]
Dear Alan
Information Request – Tangoio Fire Costs
I refer to your official information request dated 23 September 2020 asking for a detailed
breakdown of the costs that Fire and Emergency New Zealand incurred in control ing and
suppressing a vegetation fire that occurred in Tangoio on 6 January 2020.
The following table shows a breakdown of the costs associated with the above fire as at the end of
September 2020.
F2919712 Tangioio District, Hawkes Bay $ Costs
External firefighting services
552,726
Hire of Aerial Services
465,798
Plant & Equipment Hire - Operational
418,881
Volunteer payments
76,023
Travel & Accommodation & Meals
31,722
Firefighting foam
26,605
Incident catering
15,043
Occupancy costs
4,910
Fuel
3,337
Employee payments
3,187
Other supplies
618
Miscellaneous costs
567
Laundry costs
542
Operational equipment maintenance
473
Fleet repairs and maintenance
18
Total
1,599,832
External firefighting services are those resources that are not owned or, in the case of people, are
not employed by Fire and Emergency. They may include forestry company or Department of
Conservation personnel, and operators of heavy equipment such as diggers, bulldozers, water
tankers, etc.
Volunteer payments may include reimbursements for mileage, parking, petrol, travel costs or
meals.
Employee payments may include payments for overtime, travel reimbursements and salary.
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
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Raewyn Bleakley
Deputy Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Executive