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.

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Tongariro Fire Update #8 - SH47 to reopen this evening

9 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Road access along State Highway 47 will be restored this evening, now that the fire in the area is fully contained.

Tongariro fire update #6

9 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Fire crews have made good progress in containing the fire in the Tongariro National Park.

Tongariro fire update #7

9 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Fire crews have fully contained the fire at Tongariro National Park.

Tongariro National Park Fire Update #5

9 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Conditions on the fireground were favourable overnight and crews only had to deal with one hotspot. The fire is 50 percent contained.

Tongariro National Park Fire Update #4

8 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Firefighters will remain on the Tongariro National Park fireground overnight to respond to any flare ups, with active firefighting resuming in the morning.

Tongariro National Park Fire Update #3

8 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Aggressive air attack and ground operations against the fire in the Tongariro National Park will continue until dusk, as efforts continue to bring the fire unde

Tongariro fire update #2

8 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Five helicopters and multiple crews are working to extinguish a large vegetation fire near Tongariro National Park.

Multiple vegetation fires in vicinity of Tongariro National Park

8 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are responding to a fire on the eastern side of State Highway 47 in the vicinity of Tongariro National Park.