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.

Call emergency services as soon as you are out and safe. Ask for FIRE.

Clearly state your address and let the operator know it anyone is still inside or has not made it to the safe meeting place.

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Outdoor fires to be restricted in Manawatū-Whanganui district icon

Outdoor fires to be restricted in Manawatū-Whanganui district

7 Huitanguru 2025 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for parts of the Manawatū-Whanganui district from Friday 7 February until further notice.

Dry conditions prompt fire restrictions in Otago’s alpine area icon

Dry conditions prompt fire restrictions in Otago’s alpine area

5 Huitanguru 2025 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has placed Otago’s alpine area into a restricted fire season from 8am, Wednesday 5 February until further notice.

Hot, dry conditions prompt fire restrictions in Southland icon

Hot, dry conditions prompt fire restrictions in Southland

4 Huitanguru 2025 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has placed Southland District into a restricted fire season from 8am, Tuesday 4 February until further notice.

Applications sought for Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Canterbury Local Advisory Committee icon

Applications sought for Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Canterbury Local Advisory Committee

3 Huitanguru 2025 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is seeking applications for members of its Canterbury Local Advisory Committee.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand seeks local advisory committee members in Wellington icon

Fire and Emergency New Zealand seeks local advisory committee members in Wellington

3 Huitanguru 2025 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is calling for expressions of interest from people in the greater Wellington area to join its local advisory committee.

Fire restrictions eased for Wairarapa’s southern coast icon

Fire restrictions eased for Wairarapa’s southern coast

3 Huitanguru 2025 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has revoked the restrictions on lighting outdoor fires in Wairarapa’s southern coastal area until further notice.

Tiwai Peninsula vegetation fire update #3 icon

Tiwai Peninsula vegetation fire update #3

31 Kohitātea 2025 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have made good progress in clearing hotspots out of the burnt scrub and wetland on Tiwai Peninsula today.

Tiwai Peninsula vegetation fire update #2 icon

Tiwai Peninsula vegetation fire update #2

31 Kohitātea 2025 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are back on Tiwai Peninsula in Invercargill today, where the large vegetation fire has not grown further overnight.