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Limiting fire losses to $55 million annually for non-residential buildings

Dean Rockwell made this Official Information request to Fire and Emergency New Zealand

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From: Dean Rockwell

Dear New Zealand Fire Service Commission,

The New Zealand Fire Service Research Report "Impacts of changes in provision of hand-operated firefighting equipment in non-residential buildings" by Civic Futures 2015 states that it is the NZFS Commission's target to limit losses to $55 million annually for non-residential buildings (p 10 of report). The same report references a study that identifies that fire damage costs are substantially outweighed by fire prevention and mitigation costs (p 17 of report).

Please provide the independent study or advice that the NZFS relied upon which shows that the NZFS should set a target to limit losses with the following characteristics:

1. The loss should be a fixed dollar value rather than a dollar value per capita i.e. ignore New Zealand's growing population and the reality that more fires will occur with increasing population.

2. The loss value should be set well below the amount spent on fire prevention and mitigation costs.

Please provide the qualifications of the independent person(s) who provided this advice.

If the NZFS did not rely on any independent study or advice, please provide the NZFS cost benefit study that the NZFS undertook which considers the additional cost to achieve losses of no greater $55 million, including which sectors of the community incur this cost.

Yours faithfully,

Dean Rockwell

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From: Morgan, Tracey

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Hello Mr Rockwell

 

Please find attached our letter acknowledging receipt of your request for
information

 

Kind regards,

Tracey

 

[1]New-Zealand-Fire-Service-(NZFS)_FULLCOLOUR_small.jpgTracey Morgan
Executive & Ministerial Services Coordinator
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New Zealand Fire Service

DDI:          (04) 496 3641

Mobile:     (027) 406 6905

Fax:          (04) 496 3700

Email:       [2][email address] 

National Headquarters, Level 12, 80 The Terrace

PO Box 2133, Wellington 6140
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Dear Mr Rockwell

Please find attached a response from Leigh Deuchars, Director, Office of
the Chief Executive, to your official information request of 8 January
2017.

Kind regards

 

 

Louise

 

[1]New-Zealand-Fire-Service-(NZFS)_FULLCOLOUR_small.jpgLouise Robinson
Business Services Coordinator to Leigh Deuchars, Director Office of the
Chief Executive

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New Zealand Fire Service

Phone: (04) 496 3694 or Extn: 4694

Mobile: (021) 833 640

Fax: (04) 496 3700

Email:  [2][email address]

National Headquarters, Level 12, 80 The Terrace

PO Box 2133, Wellington  6140
__________________________________________
Te Manat¨± o ng¨¡ ratonga ohotata kia haumaru ake ai a Aotearoa ©¦Leading
integrated fire and emergency services for a safer New Zealand

 

 

 

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