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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Canterbury fire district moves to a restricted fire season

7 January 2025 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is revoking the prohibited fire season put in place in the Canterbury fire district last month.

Easing of fire restrictions for Hawke's Bay

7 January 2025 | Fire Season Updates

Fire restrictions in Hawke’s Bay have been eased following recent wet weather.

Tairāwhiti moves to an open fire season

7 January 2025 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has revoked the restrictions on lighting outdoor fires in Tairāwhiti until further notice.

Holidaymakers urged to take care with fires in Coromandel this summer

23 December 2024 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand urges caution around any activity involving flames, heat or fire on the Coromandel Peninsula over the summer months.

All Canterbury under total fire ban from midday Monday

20 December 2024 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has advised all of Canterbury will be in a prohibited fire season from 12pm Monday 23 December, until further notice.

Outdoor fires prohibited in south Marlborough from Monday

20 December 2024 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand will impose a prohibited fire season on the Marlborough South area from 8am on Monday 23 December, until further notice.

Rain prompts Gisborne to move back to a restricted fire season

20 December 2024 | Fire Season Updates

Gisborne moves from prohibited fire season to restricted fire season as of 4pm Friday 20 December 2024

Outdoor fires restricted in parts of Otago, fireworks ban for Lakes

19 December 2024 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has banned fireworks in the Queenstown Lakes area, and restricted open-air fires in the Strath Taieri, Coastal Waitaki and Lakes.