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
20 August 2023
Emma Waldren
By email: [FYI request #23557 email]
Tēnā koe Emma
Information Request – 15 Bath Street, Dunedin
We refer to your official information request dated 24 July 2023 asking for a copy of the incident logs for
an incident that occurred at 15 Bath Street, Dunedin on 21 July 2023
. Thank you for confirming you are
wanting a copy of the SMS Incident Report.
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), we
enclose the SMS Incident
Report (SMS Report). Some personal information has been withheld to protect the privacy of natural
persons under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA. We do not consider that there is a public interest in the release
of the information which outweighs withholding it. We have redacted the names of the firefighters who
attended this incident. However, if you want their names, please let us know. We may need to consult
with the individuals concerned, which may take some time.
Please note the SMS Incident Report provided to you is generated by Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s
electronic station management system. In SMS 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 are not the official final records of incidents but word for word transcripts of ‘live’
situations as they occur. They may contain spelling errors or commonly used abbreviations.
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.
Nāku noa nā
Julia McCook-Weir
Manager, Information Requests
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