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 received calls for 16 incidents during today’s strike

16 October 2026 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 16 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Friday 16 October, the sixty-ninth time the New Zealand Professional

NZPFU should call off strikes while members consider offer

16 October 2026 | Announcements

NZPFU members should call off strikes while they're considering their settlement offer

Fire and Emergency received calls for 10 incidents during today’s strike

14 October 2026 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 10 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Wednesday 14 October.

Fire and Emergency received calls for 17 incidents during today’s strike

9 October 2026 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 17 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Friday 9 October.

NZPFU should call off strikes while members consider offer says Fire and Emergency

9 October 2026 | Announcements

NZPFU should call off strikes while members consider offer

Walter Peak Fire Update #9

8 October 2026 | Announcements

The Walter Peak fire has been fully contained, and firefighters have demobilized this evening.

Walter Peak Fire Update #8

8 October 2026 | Announcements

Firefighters have made significant progress in suppressing the Walter Peak fire, with approximately 80 per cent of the fire perimeter now contained.

Walter Peak Update #7

8 October 2026 | Announcements

Cooler temperatures and light rain overnight have helped suppress the vegetation fire at Walter Peak, providing firefighters with more favourable conditions as