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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Fire and Emergency responds to tornado in Nelson

10 April 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency is responding to calls for assistance following a tornado in Tasman about 1.20pm on Monday afternoon.

Transmission Gully crash/fuel leak 11am update

4 April 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency crews remain on the scene of the fuel spill at Transmission Gully.

Transmission Gully fuel leak 8.30am update

4 April 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire crews have set up a dam and isolated the fuel leaking from a tanker involved in this morning’s crash on Transmission Gully.

Transmission Gully fuel leak final update (2PM)

4 April 2023 | Emergency Information

Final cleanup is underway on Transmission Gully following a truck crash and fuel spill today.

Generators pose fire risks - here’s how to be safe

3 March 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency encourages people in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti to be aware of the fire hazards associated with running a generator.

Hawke’s Bay residents urged to take care in working around silt

22 February 2023 | Emergency Information

Residents of flood-impacted areas are being urged to not dig trenches through silt deposits.

Practising fire safety with water-damaged battery powered devices

20 February 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency New Zealand encourages people in the Hawke’s Bay to remain vigilant and practise fire safety after a power outage.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Information for the Public

16 February 2023 | Emergency Information

Updates and information about your safety in Cyclone Gabrielle.