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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Smoke alarms and sprinklers save lives and property

News and media|12 Haratua 2020

Smoke alarms and sprinkler systems saved two Auckland businesses yesterday (Monday 11 May) – a local rest home and a surgery practice - after successfully preventing fires from spreading or causing major damage.

Auckland weather update 1 Feb #2

News and media|1 Huitanguru 2023

Fire and Emergency was alerted to 93 weather related 111 calls in Auckland this morning between 6am and 8.30am as result of heavy downpours, after a fairly uneventful night.

Te Puna Snodgrass Road vegetation fire update #4

News and media|21 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2024

A vegetation fire in shelter belts on Snodgrass Road near Te Puna, Bay of Plenty, is now contained with three crews back on the fire ground today monitoring and mopping up hot spots.

Otago Heavy Rainfall Update #1

News and media|4 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is continuing to respond to flood-related calls in and around Dunedin, with coastal Otago remaining under a red warning for continued heavy rain today.

Fire crews will continue to respond during one-hour career firefighters’ strike on Friday - Fire and Emergency applies to the ERA for facilitated bargaining

News and media|18 Hereturikōkā 2022

All 111 fire calls will be answered and Fire and Emergency NZ will continue to respond to fire emergencies during the NZPFU strike.

Loafers Lodge Fire: Information for the Public

Found in: Incidents and news

Public Safety and Response Summary: Loafers Lodge FireNewtown, Wellington In the early hours of 16 May 2023, a tragic and fatal fire occurred at Loafers Lodge Hostel in Newtown, Wellington.

Nelson-Tasman and Marlborough Flooding Update #1

News and media|27 Pipiri 2025

Fire and Emergency is supporting Civil Defence in both Nelson-Tasman and Marlborough in the response to widespread flooding across the top of the South Island.

Bridge Hill fire update #6

News and media|6 Hakihea 2024

The fire at Bridge Hill did not enter the Castle Hill Village overnight.