CONTENTS
ALL INCIDENTS
National Summary of All Incidents Table 1
Database Completion Report Table 1A
Alarm Method (how the NZFS was called) Table 2
Time All Incidents Occurred Table 3A
Day All Incidents Occurred Table 3B
FIRE INCIDENTS
All Fires Details of Fire Incidents Table 4
Summary of Property Involved in Fire Table 5
Public Assembly Property Involved in Fire Table 5A
Education Property Involved in Fire Table 5B
Healthcare and Detention Property Involved in Fire Table 5C
Residential Property Involved in Fire Table 5D
Shop and Office Property Involved in Fire Table 5E
Primary Industry & Utility Property Involved in Fire Table 5F
Manufacturing Property Involved in Fire Table 5G
Storage Property Involved in Fire Table 5H
Miscellaneous Property Involved in Fire Table 5I
Time All Fires Occurred Table 6A
Day All Fires Occurred Table 6B
All Fires - Indicated/Supposed Cause Table 7
All Fires - Equipment Used (1st Item Only) Table 8
Exposure Fires Table 9
Structure Fires All Structure Fires - Room/Space of Fire Origin Table 10
Residential Structure Fires - Room/Space of Fire Origin Table 10A
All Structure Fires - Indicated/Supposed Cause Table 11
All Structure Fires - Equipment Used (1st Item Only) Table 12
Time All Structure Fires Occurred Table 13A
Day All Structure Fires Occurred Table 13B
All Structure Fires - Equipment Involved in Ignition Table 14
All Residential Structure Fires - Equipment Involved in Ignition Table 14A
Type of Detector Systems Activated at All Structure Fires Table 15
Detector Performance at All Structure Fires Table 16
Why Detectors Failed at All Structure Fires Table 17
Structural Damage Fires - Percentage of Property Saved Table 18
Extent of Damage at Structural Damage Fires Table 19
Mobile Property Fires Number of Mobile Properties Involved in Fire Table 20
Mobile Property Involved in Fire Table 20A
Mobile Property Fires - Origin Location Table 21
Mobile Property Fires - Indicated/Supposed Cause Table 22
Mobile Property Fires - Equipment Used (1st Item Only) Table 23
Time All Mobile Property Fires Occurred Table 24A
Day All Mobile Property Fires Occurred Table 24B
New Zealand Fire Service ....ContentsAll Structure Fires - Equipment Used (1st Item Only) Table 12
Emergency Incident Statistics
Vegetation Fires Vegetation Fires - Object First Ignited Table 25
Vegetation Fires - Indicated/Supposed Cause Table 26
Vegetation Fires - Heat Source Table 27
Time All Vegetation Fires Occurred Table 28A
Day All Vegetation Fires Occurred Table 28B
Month All Vegetation Fires Occurred Table 28C
Vegetation Fires - Incidents by Area Burnt Table 29
Vegetation Fires - Hectares Burnt by Type of Vegetation Table 29A
Vegetation Fires - Hectares Burnt by Month Table 29B
Vegetation Fires - Size vs Severity Maps Table 29C
NON-FIRE INCIDENTS
Non-Fire Hazardous Emergencies
Details of Non-Fire Hazardous Emergencies Table 30
Time Non-Fire Hazardous Emergencies Occurred Table 31A
Day Non-Fire Hazardous Emergencies Occurred Table 31B
Property Involved in Non-Fire Hazardous Emergencies Table 32
Non-Fire Hazardous Emergencies - Cause of Leak/Spill Table 33
Non-Fire Other Emergencies
Details of Other Non-Fire Emergencies Table 34
Time Other Non-Fire Emergencies Occurred Table 35A
Day Other Non-Fire Emergencies Occurred Table 35B
False Alarms Details of Types of False Alarms Table 36
Time False Alarms Occurred Table 37A
Day False Alarms Occurred Table 37B
Extrications, Rescues, Assists, Injuries, Fatalities
Members of the Public Extricated, Rescued or Assisted Table 38
Firefighter Injuries Table 39
Summary of Injuries Sustained by the Public Table 40
Type of Fire Where the Fatality Occurred Table 41
Type of Property Where the Fatality Occurred Table 42
Indicated/Supposed Cause of Fire Where Fatalities Occurred Table 43
Age and Gender of Fire Death Victims Table 44
Time Fatal Incidents Occurred Table 44A
Day Fatal Incidents Occurred Table 44B
Fatal Incidents Map Table 44C
REGION STATISTICS
Summary of All Incidents Northland Fire Region Summary of All Incidents Table 45
Auckland Fire Region Summary of All Incidents Table 46
Bay-Waikato Fire Region Summary of All Incidents Table 47
Eastern Fire Region Summary of All Incidents Table 48
Western Fire Region Summary of All Incidents Table 49
Arapawa Fire Region Summary of All Incidents Table 50
Transalpine Fire Region Summary of All Incidents Table 51
Southern Fire Region Summary of All Incidents Table 52
New Zealand Fire Service ....Contents
Emergency Incident Statistics
Station Statistics Northland Fire Region Station Statistics Table 53
Auckland Fire Region Station Statistics Table 54
Bay-Waikato Fire Region Station Statistics Table 55
Eastern Fire Region Station Statistics Table 56
Western Fire Region Station Statistics Table 57
Arapawa Fire Region Station Statistics Table 58
Transalpine Fire Region Station Statistics Table 59
Southern Fire Region Station Statistics Table 60
Workflow Statistics Northland Fire Region Workflow by Station Table 61
Auckland Fire Region Workflow by Station Table 62
Bay-Waikato Fire Region Workflow by Station Table 63
Eastern Fire Region Workflow by Station Table 64
Western Fire Region Workflow by Station Table 65
Arapawa Fire Region Workflow by Station Table 66
Transalpine Fire Region Workflow by Station Table 67
Southern Fire Region Workflow by Station Table 68
Turnout Statistics Northland Fire Region Turnouts by Station Table 69
Auckland Fire Region Turnouts by Station Table 70
Bay-Waikato Fire Region Turnouts by Station Table 71
Eastern Fire Region Turnouts by Station Table 72
Western Fire Region Turnouts by Station Table 73
Arapawa Fire Region Turnouts by Station Table 74
Transalpine Fire Region Turnouts by Station Table 75
Southern Fire Region Turnouts by Station Table 76
Definition of Terms Appendix 1
Introduction
As the Business Owner of the SMS Incident database I am pleased to be able to introduce the 2004/2005 edition of the New Zealand Fire Service Emergency Incident Statistics Book.
Every emergency incident attended by the New Zealand Fire Service or the Rural Fire Authorities requires that the officer in charge complete a form summarising the important features of the incident. As this book shows, these incidents are not just fires but also motor vehicle accidents, floods, rescues and many other diverse activities. With over 60,000 of these incidents in any year the information needs to be processed.and audited by a dedicated team, who are also responsible for preparing the summary data presented in this book, and for constantly seeking imaginative ways of presenting complex information.
The data is used in research projects directed at fire safety improvements to building standards and codes, consumer products and community safety programmes for delivery by our staff or for multi-agency campaigns.
The New Zealand Fire Service and the National Rural Fire Authority are committed to the concepts of business excellence. This means that we commit to high standards in terms of data collection and processing. But the excellence framework also demands that the organisation manage its business based on facts. Many of the most important facts about the way we do our work can be extracted from.information contained in this book. Taken together with information such as that contained in the census data, trends and correlations are revealed that can be used to drive the service in better directions.
This book is published in electronic format on the New Zealand Fire Service website at
www.fire.org.nz/facts_stats/statistics.htm. Staff can access an online version, updated daily, using the SMART Reports system via the intranet.
The team welcomes comments on how this information could be presented more effectively, or what information particular groups might like to see.
Please feel free to contact us on:
SMSADMIN@fire.org.nz Paula Beever
Director Fire Engineering and Research