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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Live House Burn returns to nation’s screens

14 August 2023 | Announcements

Tune in with your friends and whānau to watch Seven Sharp at 7pm on Tuesday 15 August.

Fire and Emergency urges caution after lithium-ion battery explosion in Wellington apartment

29 July 2023 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency is urging people to take care charging lithium-ion batteries after crews were called to an explosion in a Wellington apartment

Kaikōura celebrates opening of state-of-the-art station

22 July 2023 | Announcements

The Kaikōura Volunteer Fire Brigade and community celebrated the official opening of its new fit-for-purpose station today.

Independent Report into Muriwai firefighters’ fatalities

7 July 2023 | Announcements

The independent report into a fatal landslide at Muriwai in February 2023 has been released.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Training Accreditation

29 June 2023 | Announcements

FENZ is improving quality assurance processes for its NZQA training programmes as NZQA downgrades our Government Training Establishment provider category.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Training Accreditation

29 June 2023 | Announcements

NZQA has downgraded Fire and Emergency's NZQA accredited training programmes but exempted us from the normal restrictions that apply to category 4 providers.

First contingent of NZ firefighters return home from Canada

28 June 2023 | Announcements

First contingent of NZ firefighters deployed for a month to assist with fighting wildfires in Alberta, Canada return home.

Shelley Bay Structure Fire Final Update

8 June 2023 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency crews have left Shelley Bay fire scene and handed the site over to Police