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

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Improving the Fire Safety Knowledge and Practices of Vulnerable Groups -report #8 (2000)
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Waipoua River fire update #3

News and media|27 February 2025

The fire at Waipoua River remains uncontained, although crews have made good progress on Thursday.

What are Local Advisory Committees?

Found in: About Us | Local Advisory Committees

What are LACs?

Annual Report 2017 - 2018
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Annual Report. For the year ended 30 June 2018

What's involved

Found in: Volunteer for us | Employers of volunteers

Agreeing on a plan for incident releaseYour decision to allow your employee to respond to an incident while at work is significant.

Waipara update #8

News and media|5 September 2024

Fire crews have begun work at the Waipara fire to ensure the site is ready to hand back to the landowner tomorrow (6 September).

First contingent of Kiwi firefighters return home from Canada

News and media|24 August 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has welcomed back its first contingent of firefighters from Canada, who have been supporting the efforts to control hundreds of wildfires across British Columbia for the last five weeks.

Port Hills and Wairaki Valley Fire Update

News and media|21 February 2024

Firefighters made solid progress today on both of the major wildfires in Canterbury.