Fire Records Request
Dear Elizabeth City,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Requesting list of all Single Family Residential properties where fire was reported. Please include date of fire, address of property, and estimate of damage.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Alexus Evans
Good Afternoon,
Please see attachment.
Grace Sequeira
City Clerk's Office
Deputy Municipal Clerk
50 Winfield Scott Plaza
Elizabeth, N.J. 07201
908-820-4130
Good Morning Alexus Evans,
Please contact the City Clerks Office at 908-820-4133 regarding your OPRA-
"Fire Records Request".
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you,
Joanna Ramirez
JOANNA RAMIREZ
City Clerk's Office
City Hall
50 Winfield Scott Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
PH: 908-820-4133
FAX: 908-820-4021
Dear Alexus Evans,
The City of Elizabeth is in receipt of your request for records to the
City Clerk received on October 14, 2020 pursuant to the New Jersey Open
Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (OPRA). Your OPRA request
sought the following:
A copy of all single family residential properties where fire was
reported.
OPRA requests “must identify with reasonable clarity those documents that
are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by simply
requesting all of any agency’s documents.” Bent v. Twp. of Stafford Police
Dep’t, Custodian of Records, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). A
proper OPRA request must state “a specific subject matter that [is]
clearly and reasonably described with sufficient identifying information.”
Burke v. Brandes, 429 N.J. Super. 169, 176 (App. Div. 2012).
Regarding your request, please narrow your time frame or narrow the list
of specific data you would like to access. Currently, your request as
written is overly broad. The Fire Department cannot access Single Family
Residential Properties only.
Please let me know how you would like to proceed. If you have any
questions regarding this response, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best Regards,
JOANNA RAMIREZ
City Clerk's Office
City Hall
50 Winfield Scott Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
PH: 908-820-4133
FAX: 908-820-4021