Building visits
Building visits are undertaken in accordance with the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017.
The purpose of these visits is to obtain information for:
- operational planning
- hazardous substances emergency planning
- emergency evacuation.
These visits provide information that is stored in the Fire and Emergency Station Management System (SMS) building information database. The SMS database provides a risk score for each building based on a risk matrix. This helps us identify at-risk buildings.
If we find that any provisions within Part 1 of the Fire Safety and Evacuation of Buildings Regulations 2006 has been breached we will notify the building owner of the problem.
For more significant building non-compliance, we will begin a formal dangerous building procedure to ensure that we meet our legislative responsibilities. We are required to notify the local territorial authority in order that everything possible is done to return buildings to an acceptable level of safety.
Persons deemed competent
Part 2 subpart 6 of the Building Act 2004 deals with dangerous buildings. As a part of that statutory regime territorial authorities can request advice from members of Fire and Emergency who are notified to territorial authorities by the Board of Fire and Emergency New Zealand as competent to give such advice.
Under section 121(2) of the Act, it is advised that the following members of Fire and Emergency are competent to give advice under section 121 of the Building Act 2004:
Fire Te Hiku |
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| Craig Bain | Advisor Risk Reduction |
| Gary Peter Beer | Senior Advisor Risk Reduction |
| Simon Kennedy Davis | Manager Fire Engineering |
| Glenn Andrew Menzies | Community Risk Manager |
Fire Ngā Tai ki te Puku |
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| Lynda McHugh | Senior Advisor Risk Reduction |
| Stuart Ian Cradock | Senior Advisor Risk Reduction |
| Peter Hallett | Senior Advisor Risk Reduction |
Fire Te Ūpoko |
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| Bruce Brandon Cole | Senior Advisor Risk Reduction |
| Matthew Robert Crabtree | Advisor Risk Reduction |
| Michael Robert Finucane | Advisor Risk Reduction |
| James Firestone | Fire Engineer |
| John Arthur Hotter | Advisor Risk Reduction |
| Bob (Robert) Henry Palmer | Senior Advisor Risk Reduction |
| Russell John Postlewaight | Senior Advisor Risk Reduction |
Fire Te Ihu |
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| Mike Gaskin | Advisor Risk Reduction |
National Headquarters |
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| Colin John Clemens | Research and Investigation Unit Specialist |
| Peter James Gallagher |
Research and Investigation Unit Specialist |
| Ian Duncan | National and International Response Manager |