Our 3-Step Escape Plan

  • First Escape Route
  • Second Escape Route
  • Meeting Place
Notes

Use this space to note any additional information about your escape plan, i.e. who will assist

Your checklist
  • Get low

    Smoke is poisonous and more deadly than flames.

    If you breathe smoke for more than a few breaths it can kill you.

  • Be fast

    A house fire can kill you in less than three minutes.

    Don't spend time trying to save possessions.

  • Close doors

    A closed door buys you time.

    It slows down the spread of fire, giving you more time to get to safety.

  • Get out - stay out!

    People have died by going back into a fire.

    Don't leave the meeting place to go back inside for any reason.

Fire & Emergency New Zealand

General enquiries and questions

Call 111 for emergencies or extreme weather events

If you require assistance, please call 111 instead of submitting this form. Further information on evacuation planning or safety information can be found in your local Civil Defence Emergency Group.

Let us know if you're planning a burn on your property

If neighbours or passers-by can see flames or smoke, or if the fire will be at night, we recommend you notify us when you’re ready to light at firepermit.nz.

It takes five minutes, and you’ll avoid a fire brigade unnecessarily turning up at your address. 

National Headquarters

Level 7, Spark Central
42 - 52 Willis Street
Wellington Central

PO Box 2133

  04 496 3600

Use this form if you wish to submit a general enquiry or question for topics such as:

  • General enquires
  • Recruitment/volunteering
  • Fire safety information (including maraes)
  • Fire permits and seasons
  • Evacuation schemes
  • Request for access to the site of an emergency
  • How we use plain language