National Headquarters
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
National Headquarters
Spark Central, Level 7
42-52 Willis Street
Wellington Central
Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 496 3600
6 July 2026
Ref: 22259
Alan Thompson
[FYI request #34966 email]
Tēnā koe Alan
Thank you for your request of 25 June 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting
information relating to the incident on 20 June 2026 at 248 Gulch Road under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA). We copy and respond to each aspect of your request below.
1. … a copy of the ICAD report for the response to incident F4487976 (Vegetation Fire Ward).
Please find attached a copy of the ICAD Report. Some information has been withheld from the
report under 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.
Please note the ICAD Report provided to you is generated by Fire and Emergency’s electronic
station management system. In ICAD 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 may contain spelling errors or commonly used abbreviations.
2. In the event that the total area burnt is not included in this report please include this in
your response.
We can advise the fire was predominately contained to the hedge lines. While it wasn’t considered
a large fire, it did burn down several structures close to the hedge. Please find attached a map
showing the approximate area involved in the fire which was approximately a hectare.
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.
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
