Statistics on-intentional residential fires

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From: John You

Dear Fire and Emergency New Zealand,

I am conducting a research study on the relationship between fire causes and surrounding environmental variables. I request the following information for my study:

Detailed records of residential fire incidents categorized by severity in New Zealand within the last 10 years (January 1, 2014, to May 31, 2024).

Data limited to non-intentional residential fires.
Information required includes:
Date and time of the incident.
Specific location (to enable analysis using Google Maps and Google Earth).
Cause of the fire.
Extent of damage (property loss and human casualties).
Location of the fire's origin within the property.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

John You

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sorry, there is an error on the title, which should be
“Statistics of Non-intentional residential fires”

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Tēnā koe John You  
 
We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your information request, dated
27 May 2024.   

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 20
working days after it was received. If we cannot respond to your request
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From: John You

Dear Official Information Requests,

Tēnā koe!

Thank you for your prompt acknowledgment of my information request dated 27 May 2024.

Regarding the release of information, I confirm that I do not require the names and contact details of your staff or volunteers.

I look forward to receiving the requested information within the stipulated timeframe.

Nāku noa, nā

John You

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From: John You

Dear Official Information Requests,

Tēnā koe,

Thank you for your prompt acknowledgment of my information request dated 27 May 2024.

Due to the project timeline requirements, to expedite the process, I am now requesting a reduced scope of data. Please provide data on residential fires (non-deliberate) that occurred within New Zealand from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024. The requested variables include:

Fire date and time
Specific fire address
Point of origin
Cause of the fire
Fire-related losses
Casualties

Additionally, I confirm that I do not require the names and contact details of your staff or volunteers.

I look forward to receiving the requested information within the stipulated timeframe.

Nāku noa, nā

John You

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Kia ora John,

Thank you for your request, we acknowledge your refinement of your request. Instead of providing the specific address of where each incident occurred, would you be happy to just receive the name of the street on which the fire occurred? We suggest this as the most specific geographical information we typically provide when we send incident data is the street name.

We do this because there is a privacy interest in information about incidents at individual properties, especially if they are at residential properties. Information about a property fire is information related to the personal situation of the property’s owners or residents. While the specific address does not provide you with names of property owners or residents, there is a reasonable chance that they could be identified through the release of these details and information about their personal situation disclosed. By excluding specific addresses, and just providing street names, we minimise the risk of this such disclosure.

Please confirm by EOD Thursday 6 June 2024 you are happy to proceed with this refinement.

Ngā mihi,

Information Requests Team

E: [FENZ request email]
W: www.fireandemergency.nz
A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters
Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central
PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: John You <[FOI #27014 email]>
Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2024 10:26 PM
To: Official Information Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: C-2024-00014577 - Initial Acknowledgement CRM:0632977

Dear Official Information Requests,

Tēnā koe,

Thank you for your prompt acknowledgment of my information request dated 27 May 2024.

Due to the project timeline requirements, to expedite the process, I am now requesting a reduced scope of data. Please provide data on residential fires (non-deliberate) that occurred within New Zealand from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024. The requested variables include:

Fire date and time
Specific fire address
Point of origin
Cause of the fire
Fire-related losses
Casualties

Additionally, I confirm that I do not require the names and contact details of your staff or volunteers.

I look forward to receiving the requested information within the stipulated timeframe.

Nāku noa, nā

John You

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Tēnā koe John You  

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your information request, dated
27 May 2024.  

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 20 working days after it was received. If we cannot respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. We may need to contact you if we need to clarify your request.

The information you have requested may contain the names and contact details of our staff or volunteers. Please let us know whether you require these names and contact details. We may need to consult our people before deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not require their names and contact details.

Nāku noa, nā

Official Information Team

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From: John You

Dear Official Information Requests,

Kia ora,

Thank you for your response and for acknowledging my refined request.

I understand the privacy concerns related to providing specific addresses of residential fire incidents. However, for the purposes of my research, having the specific address is crucial. The detailed analysis I intend to conduct requires information about the immediate surroundings of the fire location, such as driveways, trees, utility poles, and nearby structures, which cannot be accurately assessed with only the street name.

To address the privacy concerns, I am willing to sign a confidentiality agreement or any other necessary document to ensure that the information is handled with the utmost care and not disclosed inappropriately. I can also assure you that the data will be used strictly for research purposes and will be anonymized in any publications or presentations.

Please let me know if this arrangement is acceptable or if there are any other steps I can take to facilitate the provision of the specific addresses.

I look forward to your response.

Ngā mihi,

John You

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Kia or John,

Due to your request being provided through the FYI website, the information we provide would be accessible to the public. If we were to provide information with a confidentiality agreement, we would require an alternate avenue to provide information to you such as a personal email address.

We would also like to understand why you are conducting this research as this will help us accurately assess the public interest in releasing individual addresses before proceeding with your request.

If you could get back to us EOD Monday 10 June 2024, that would be appreciated.

Ngā mihi,

Information Requests Team

E: [FENZ request email]
W: www.fireandemergency.nz
A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters
Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central
PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: John You <[FOI #27014 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 2:40 PM
To: Official Information Requests <[email address]>
Subject: RE: C-2024-00014577 - Initial Acknowledgement CRM:0632977

Dear Official Information Requests,

Kia ora,

Thank you for your response and for acknowledging my refined request.

I understand the privacy concerns related to providing specific addresses of residential fire incidents. However, for the purposes of my research, having the specific address is crucial. The detailed analysis I intend to conduct requires information about the immediate surroundings of the fire location, such as driveways, trees, utility poles, and nearby structures, which cannot be accurately assessed with only the street name.

To address the privacy concerns, I am willing to sign a confidentiality agreement or any other necessary document to ensure that the information is handled with the utmost care and not disclosed inappropriately. I can also assure you that the data will be used strictly for research purposes and will be anonymized in any publications or presentations.

Please let me know if this arrangement is acceptable or if there are any other steps I can take to facilitate the provision of the specific addresses.

I look forward to your response.

Ngā mihi,

John You

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora John,

Thank you for your request, we acknowledge your refinement of your request. Instead of providing the specific address of where each incident occurred, would you be happy to just receive the name of the street on which the fire occurred? We suggest this as the most specific geographical information we typically provide when we send incident data is the street name.

We do this because there is a privacy interest in information about incidents at individual properties, especially if they are at residential properties. Information about a property fire is information related to the personal situation of the property’s owners or residents. While the specific address does not provide you with names of property owners or residents, there is a reasonable chance that they could be identified through the release of these details and information about their personal situation disclosed. By excluding specific addresses, and just providing street names, we minimise the risk of this such disclosure.

Please confirm by EOD Thursday 6 June 2024 you are happy to proceed with this refinement.

Ngā mihi,

Information Requests Team

E: [FENZ request email]
W: www.fireandemergency.nz
A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011

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From: John You

Dear Official Information Requests,

Thank you for your email.

I understand that information provided through the FYI website will be publicly accessible. Given the nature of my research, I am willing to proceed with a confidentiality agreement. Please send the required information to my personal email address: [email address].

The purpose of my research is to analyze the relationship between certain environmental factors and the occurrence of fires. This research aims to identify potential risks and improve fire prevention strategies, which could be beneficial for public safety and urban planning.

I appreciate your assistance and look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,

John You

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