National Headquarters
Level 12
80 The Terrace
PO Box 2133
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 496 3600
16 September 2022
Mark MacDonald
By email: [FYI request #20303 email]
Tēnā koe Mark
Information Request – Leaving Data
I refer to your official information request dated 21 August 2022 asking for data on the number of
personnel leaving Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Your request has been assessed under the Official Information Act 1982 (Act). Fire and
Emergency’s response to your first two questions are out below:
1. How many volunteers (including firefighters, non-operational support, operational support, and
brigade support) have served year by year (financial year) (2016-2022)?
Organisation
Year
Total Volunteers
Source
NZ Fire Service
2016/17
11295 Annual Report 2016/17
Fire and Emergency NZ
2017/18
11260 Annual Report 2017/18
Fire and Emergency NZ
2018/19
11801 Annual Report 2018/19
Fire and Emergency NZ
2019/20
11847 Annual Report 2019/20
Fire and Emergency NZ
2020/21
11883 Annual Report 2020/21
Fire and Emergency NZ
2021/22
11700 Internal Reporting
2. How many career firefighters have been employed year by year (financial year) (2016-2022)?
Organisation
Year
Career Firefighters (FTE)
Source
NZ Fire Service
2016/17
1734 Annual Report 2016/17
Fire and Emergency NZ
2017/18
1739 Annual Report 2017/18
Fire and Emergency NZ
2018/19
1810 Annual Report 2018/19
Fire and Emergency NZ
2019/20
1830 Annual Report 2019/20
Fire and Emergency NZ
2020/21
1854 Annual Report 2020/21
Fire and Emergency NZ
2021/22
1767 Internal Reporting
Your other questions are as follows:
3. How many volunteers left (including dismissals and all other reasons for leaving)
brigades/NZFS/FENZ year by year (financial year) (2016-2022)?
4. How many career firefighters left (including dismissals and all other reasons for leaving)
NZFS/FENZ year by year (financial year) (2016-2022)?
5. How many volunteers were dismissed/discharged/terminated year by year (financial
year) (2016-2022)?
6. How many career firefighters were dismissed/discharged/terminated year by year
(financial year) (2016-2022)?I am notifying you, under section 15A(1) of the OIA, of an
extension of the time limit in section 15(1) of the OIA to make our decision on these aspects
of your request, to 27 May 2022.
I am advising you of an extension of the time to make our decision on these aspects of your
request, to 30 September 2022. The reason for the extension is that the consultations necessary to
decide on these questions are such that a proper response to them cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit.
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.
Nāku noa nā
Julia McCook-Weir
Manager, Information Requests
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