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
22 September 2023
Hayden Marsh
By email: [FYI request #24083 email]
Tēnā koe Hayden
Information Request – F3812425
Thank you for your information request dated 10 September 2023 asking for the SMS Incident
Report relating to F3812425 and any communication about Dunedin 216 and 2126 attending this
incident
.
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), we enclose the SMS
Incident Report (SMS Report). The request for Dunedin216 and 2126 to attend was made via a call,
as recorded in the SMS Report. The request for the Dunedin aerial appliance and support vehicle
was made because it has a specialist ladder capability.
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 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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