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
30 September 2022
Mark MacDonald
By email: [FYI request #20303 email]
Tēnā koe Mark
Information Request – Leaving Data
I refer to your official information request dated 21 August 2022 asking for data on the number of
personnel leaving Fire and Emergency New Zealand. On 16 September 2022 we provided our
response to your first two questions and advised of an extension of the time to decide on the
remainder of your requests.
Fire and Emergency’s response to your remaining questions is set out below.
3. How many volunteers left (including dismissals and all other reasons for leaving)
brigades/NZFS/FENZ year by year (financial year) (2016-2022)?
Organisation
Year
Volunteer Leavers
NZ Fire Service
2016/17
803
Fire and Emergency NZ
2017/18
1117
Fire and Emergency NZ
2018/19
1187
Fire and Emergency NZ
2019/20
1162
Fire and Emergency NZ
2020/21
1180
Fire and Emergency NZ
2021/22
1101
4. How many career firefighters left (including dismissals and all other reasons for leaving)
NZFS/FENZ year by year (financial year) (2016-2022)?
Organisation
Year
Career Firefighter Leavers (FTE)
NZ Fire Service
2016/17
58
Fire and Emergency NZ
2017/18
77
Fire and Emergency NZ
2018/19
52
Fire and Emergency NZ
2019/20
60
Fire and Emergency NZ
2020/21
40
Fire and Emergency NZ
2021/22
85
5. How many volunteers were dismissed/discharged/terminated year by year (financial year)
(2016-2022)?
Organisation
Year
Volunteers - dismissed /
discharged / terminated
NZ Fire Service
2016/17
26
Fire and Emergency NZ
2017/18
0
Fire and Emergency NZ
2018/19
52
Fire and Emergency NZ
2019/20
90
Fire and Emergency NZ
2020/21
61
Fire and Emergency NZ
2021/22
47
6. How many career firefighters were dismissed/discharged/terminated year by year (financial
year) (2016-2022)?
Organisation
Year
Career Firefighters -dismissed /
discharged / terminated
NZ Fire Service
2016/17
0
Fire and Emergency NZ
2017/18
0
Fire and Emergency NZ
2018/19
0
Fire and Emergency NZ
2019/20
0
Fire and Emergency NZ
2020/21
0
Fire and Emergency NZ
2021/22
6
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is availab
le at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa nā
Julia McCook-Weir
Manager, Information Requests