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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Smoke alarms and sprinklers save lives and property

12 Haratua 2020 | Announcements

Smoke alarms and sprinkler systems saved two Auckland businesses yesterday (Monday 11 May) – a local rest home and a surgery practice.

Smoke alarms save lives - stay safe this winter

6 Haratua 2020 | Announcements

"If it wasn’t for the smoke alarms, we wouldn’t be here," says Merv Clearwater whose house was severely damaged by fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Change in fire season for Pumicelands

5 Haratua 2020 | Fire Season Updates

Pumicelands, Central Lakes and Bay of Plenty Coast will be moving to an Open Fire Season effective from 8am 6 May 2020.

Change in fire season for Tairawhiti

5 Haratua 2020 | Fire Season Updates

Tairawhiti is now in an Open Fire Season effective from 2pm Monday 4 May 2020.

A Special Day for the Nation's Firefighters

4 Haratua 2020 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has released a video celebrating our people on International Firefighters’ Day.

Firefighters attending 250% more rubbish fires under lockdown

30 Paengawhāwhā 2020 | Announcements

Rubbish fires have more than doubled during the lockdown period compared to previous years and Fire and Emergency is asking people to stop burning.

Change in fire season for much of Canterbury

29 Paengawhāwhā 2020 | Fire Season Updates

Christchurch City, Banks Peninsula, Selwyn and North Canterbury will move to open fire season status from midnight Saturday (2 May 2020).

Far North and Kaipara districts move to restricted fire season

27 Paengawhāwhā 2020 | Fire Season Updates

Effective from 8am Tuesday 28 April, all of the Far North, Whangarei and Kaipara districts will be in a restricted fire season.