Port Hills Recommendation #1 - Move to AIIMS
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,
In July 2017 FENZ management accepted a recommendation from the Port Hills Operational Review to adopt a single doctrine, the Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS), for incident management.
Concerns re this recommendation were drawn to the attention of the CEO FENZ and to the Chair of ODESC (Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet). The CEO dismissed these concerns. DPMC advised that they noted the recommendation but that “there is no intention to move from CIMS to AIIMS”.
The Port Hills Action Plan included no date to complete the migration to AIIMS. The July 2018 progress update states that discussion are continuing with other agencies (re the FENZ move) whilst at the same time recording that discussions are complete (refer ID 1.1). The update also states that "some actions are on hold as decisions about CIMS for NZ is now under review.
Under the provisions of the Official Information Act I request the following information:
1. The original target planned completion date for Recommendation #1 for FENZ to adopt AIIMS for incident management (refer Action Plan ID 1).
2. The current (ie Revised) planned completion date for Recommendation #1 for FENZ to adopt AIIMS for incident management.
3.	Copies of the documents (incl emails, letters, records of meetings and phone conversations, etc)  between FENZ and other agencies advising of the intention to move to AIIMS.  It is expected that these document would include:
- the timetable and plan to move to AIIMS
- the objectives and benefits of the move
- the risk analysis of moving
- the proposed risk mitigations, in particular how FENZ proposed to maintain compatibility and inter-operability with the rest of NZ who will remain on CIMS.
- the budgetary costs (FENZ) of moving.
Alan Thompson
Lower Hutt
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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 21
 August 2018.
 
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Louise Robinson
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 Office of the Chief Executive
 
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 From: Alan Thompson
 Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 10:06:13 AM (UTC+12:00) Auckland,
 Wellington
 To: Web Communications
 Subject: Official Information request - Port Hills Recommendation #1 -
 Move to AIIMS
Fire and Emergency New Zealand,
In July 2017 FENZ management accepted a recommendation from the Port Hills
 Operational Review to adopt a single doctrine, the Australasian
 Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS), for incident management.
Concerns re this recommendation were drawn to the attention of the CEO
 FENZ and to the Chair of ODESC (Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet). 
 The CEO dismissed these concerns.   DPMC advised that they noted the
 recommendation but that “there is no intention to move from CIMS to
 AIIMS”.
The Port Hills Action Plan included no date to complete the migration to
 AIIMS.  The July 2018 progress update states that discussion are
 continuing with other agencies (re the FENZ move) whilst at the same time
 recording that discussions are complete (refer ID 1.1). The update also
 states that "some actions are on hold as decisions about CIMS for NZ is
 now under review.
Under the provisions of the Official Information Act I request the
 following information:
1.      The original target planned completion date for Recommendation #1
 for FENZ to adopt AIIMS for incident management (refer Action Plan ID 1).
2.      The current (ie Revised) planned completion date for
 Recommendation #1 for FENZ to adopt AIIMS for incident management.
3.      Copies of the documents (incl emails, letters, records of meetings
 and phone conversations, etc)  between FENZ and other agencies advising of
 the intention to move to AIIMS.  It is expected that these document would
 include:
 - the timetable and plan to move to AIIMS
 - the objectives and benefits of the move
 - the risk analysis of moving
 - the proposed risk mitigations, in particular how FENZ proposed to
 maintain compatibility and inter-operability with the rest of NZ who will
 remain on CIMS.
 - the budgetary costs (FENZ) of moving.
Alan Thompson
 Lower Hutt
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        From: Robinson, Louise
        Fire and Emergency New Zealand
      
    
     
Dear Alan
Please find attached a response from Amelia Dalley, Senior Advisor, Office
 of the Chief Executive, extending the deadline for response 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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 P: 04 496 3694  
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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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