Cost of Rural Fires
Alan Thompson made this Official Information request to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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From: Alan Thompson
Fire and Emergency New Zealand,
Two major rural fires have occurred in January 2018. The first was on the 3rd of January near Wanaka and the second on 21st January at Tiwai Point. Both fires involved a substantial FENZ response over several days and included multiple aircraft used for supression and mop up.
Under the provisions of the Offcicial Information Act I request the following information with respect to each of these two fires:
(a) The resources and hours committed to each of the fires by ground based resouces
including:
- fire apliances and/or Tankers
- Paid fire fighters
- Volunteer fire fighters
- Foam and retardent supplies from FENZ inventory.
(b) The resources, hours and cost of those resources that were contracted from
outside FENZ to assist with each fire. This would include:
- aircraft (fixed and rotary wing) including their support crew and services
- additional foam and retardent supplies
- heavy machinery
- contract staff (ie non FENZ personnel)
- any other external costs associated with each fire.
Thank you.
Alan Thompson
Lower Hutt
From: Web Communications
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From: Web Communications
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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This is to confirm that your request has been received and has been passed
on to the relevant team.
They will respond to you in the next two business working days.
Kind regards,
New Zealand Fire Service.
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From: Robinson, Louise
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Dear Alan
Please find attached a letter acknowledging receipt of your official
information request.
Kind regards
Louise
Louise Robinson
Ministerial Services Coordinator, Executive & Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief Executive
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M: 021 833 640
P: 04 496 3694
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From: Hickey, Sharon
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Dear Alan
Please find attached a response from Leigh Deuchars, Director, Office of
the Chief Executive in response to your information request received on 30
January 2018.
Kind Regards
Sharon Hickey
Executive & Ministerial Coordinator
National Headquarters, Level 12, 80 The Terrace
PO Box 2133, Wellington 6140
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From: Alan Thompson
Fire and Emergency New Zealand,
Back in Feb 2018 I requested information on the costs of the Wanaka and Tiwai fires (as below). At that time you advised that some of the information would be available but at that time not all the invoices and costs had been processed.
I am still interested in the costs (and the cost recovery) of these two fires and re-submit my OIA seeking this information now that the bills will all have been processed.
Thank you.
Alan Thompson
Lower Hutt
The Feb 2018 OIA:
Two major rural fires have occurred in January 2018. The first was on the 3rd of January near Wanaka and the second on 21st January at Tiwai Point. Both fires involved a substantial FENZ response over several days and included multiple aircraft used for supression and mop up.
Under the provisions of the Offcicial Information Act I request the following information with respect to each of these two fires:
(a) The resources and hours committed to each of the fires by ground based resouces
including:
- fire apliances and/or Tankers
- Paid fire fighters
- Volunteer fire fighters
- Foam and retardent supplies from FENZ inventory.
(b) The resources, hours and cost of those resources that were contracted from
outside FENZ to assist with each fire. This would include:
- aircraft (fixed and rotary wing) including their support crew and services
- additional foam and retardent supplies
- heavy machinery
- contract staff (ie non FENZ personnel)
- any other external costs associated with each fire.
Thank you.
Alan Thompson
Lower Hutt
From: Hickey, Sharon
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Thank you for your email.
I am out of the office and will return Wedneday 15th August.
If your matter is urgent, please contact Louise Robinson 04 496 3694
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From: Robinson, Louise
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Dear Alan
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your information request, dated 12 August 2018.
In accordance with section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982 we will try to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
We will contact you if we require further information to clarify, or to enable us to process, your request. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.
Kind regards
Louise
Louise Robinson
Ministerial Services Coordinator, Executive & Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief Executive
M: 021 833 640
P: 04 496 3694
[email address]
www.fireandemergency.nz
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From: Robinson, Louise
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Dear Alan
Please find attached a response from Leigh Deuchars, Director, Office of
the Chief Executive, to your official information request.
Kind regards
Louise
Louise Robinson
Ministerial Services Coordinator, Executive & Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief Executive
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M: 021 833 640
P: 04 496 3694
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[3]www.fireandemergency.nz
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From: Alan Thompson
Dear FENZ,
Thank you for the information on the Tiwai and Wanaka fires as requested. I seek clarification with respect to this information as follows:
1. News reporting stated that 4 helicopters worked on the Tiwai fire and the information you provided includes costs for Foam ($885). The costs you set out do not however include any numbers for Helicopter services. Can you please advise then where the costs of the helicopters engaged for Tiwai are included in the information as provided.
2. You have advised that the Wanaka fire included $393,540 of helicopter services. However, no costs for foam (for the bucket drops) are included in the table of costs. Could you please confirm where the foam costs for Wanaka are represented.
Alan Thompson
Lower Hutt
From: Robinson, Louise
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Dear Alan
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your information request, dated 7 September 2018.
In accordance with section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982 we will try to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
We will contact you if we require further information to clarify, or to enable us to process, your request. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.
Kind regards
Louise
Louise Robinson
Ministerial Services Coordinator, Executive & Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief Executive
M: 021 833 640
P: 04 496 3694
[email address]
www.fireandemergency.nz
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From: Robinson, Louise
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Dear Alan
Please find attached a response from Bella Sutherland, Director, Office of
the Chief Executive, to your official information request.
Kind regards
Louise
Louise Robinson
Ministerial Services Coordinator, Executive & Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief Executive
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M: 021 833 640
P: 04 496 3694
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[3]www.fireandemergency.nz
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