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.

Emergency call 111 Emergency text 111

Research and reports

  • Research reports

    Research reports completed or commissioned by Fire and Emergency New Zealand. 

  • Wildfire Investigation

    Wildfire Reports, Operational Reviews and Action Plans completed by Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

  • Fire Research and Investigation Unit

    The Fire Research and Investigation Unit (FRIU) takes learning from research and fire investigations in order to raise awareness of existing and emerging fire trends and to recommend improvements to fire safety practices. 

  • Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAs)

    PFAS means ‘per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances’ and is a collective term for more than 3,000 compounds containing fluorine that are used in a wide variety of consumer products. They have also been used in firefighting foams that are used to fight liquid fuel fires (Class B foams).

  • Heads up reports

    Often there are key lessons to be learned from fires that can help prevent or lessen the impact of future fires. We take information from one or more investigations and produce our "Heads Up" reports. 

  • Product Recalls

    Fire-related product recall notices.