Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
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Introduction<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Incident</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong><br />
As the Business Owner of the SMS <strong>Incident</strong> database I am pleased to be able to introduce the <strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
edition of the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Incident</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong> Book.<br />
Every emergency incident attended by the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> or the Rural <strong>Fire</strong> Authorities requires<br />
that the officer in charge complete a form summarising the important features of the incident. As this book<br />
shows, these incidents are not just fires but also motor vehicle accidents, floods, rescues and many other<br />
diverse activities. With just under 78,000 of these incidents this year the information needs to be<br />
processed and audited by a dedicated team, who are also responsible for preparing the summary data<br />
presented in this book, and for constantly seeking imaginative ways of presenting complex information.<br />
The data is used in research projects directed at fire safety improvements to building standards and<br />
codes, consumer products and community safety programmes for delivery by our staff or for multi-agency<br />
campaigns.<br />
The <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> and the National Rural <strong>Fire</strong> Authority are committed to the concepts of<br />
business excellence. This means that we commit to high standards in terms of data collection and<br />
processing. But the excellence framework also demands that the organisation manage its business based<br />
on facts. Many of the most important facts about the way we do our work can be extracted from<br />
information contained in this book. Taken together with information such as that contained in the census<br />
data, trends and correlations are revealed that can be used to drive the service in better directions.<br />
This book is published in electronic format on the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> website at<br />
http://www.fire.org.nz/About-Us/Facts-and-Figures. Staff can access an online version, updated daily,<br />
using the SMART Reports system via the intranet.<br />
The team welcomes comments on how this information could be presented more effectively, or what<br />
information particular groups might like to see.<br />
Please feel free to contact us on: SMSADMIN@fire.org.nz<br />
Paula Beever<br />
Director <strong>Fire</strong> Risk Management<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> Introduction