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.

Waitangi Bridge ship fire update #2

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have brought the fire on The Tui in Paihia under control this morning.

Community Risk Manager Mitchell Brown says the fire began on the ship, which had been converted into a building on land next to the Waitangi Bridge.

“Sadly, the structure is about 90 per cent destroyed, which is a significant loss of history to the community,” he says.

“Our volunteer crews responded at around 4am, and they’ve been working really hard the last few hours to bring the fire under control.

“We’re just dampening down the last hotspots now.

“Thankfully, there wasn’t anyone inside the ship overnight."

There are currently six fire crews from Paihia, Kerikeri, Kawakawa and Whangārei at the location, as well as a fire investigator.

“We’re also working with local marae committee to ensure safety of nearby residents,” Mitchell Brown says.