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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Independent Report into Muriwai firefighters’ fatalities

News and media|7 July 2023

Following the deaths of two Fire and Emergency volunteer firefighters, Craig Stevens and Dave van Zwanenberg, in February 2023, Fire and Emergency commissioned an independent investigation to identify all the factors that contributed to this tragic event.

Annual Report 2024 - 2025 | Pūrongo ā‑Tau
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Annual Report. For the year ended 30 June 2025.

Volunteerism Strategy Six-month Progress Report
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Volunteerism Strategy Six-month Progress Report for the period December 2020 - May 2021

Tapu Te Ranga Marae fire accidental investigation finds

News and media|28 June 2019

A fire investigation report into a devastating blaze at Tapu Te Ranga Marae in Wellington on 9 June has found it was accidental.

Wellington diesel spill update

News and media|6 January 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are at the scene of a large diesel spill in Wellington this morning.

Black Jack Fire Update #9

News and media|14 January 2025

Firefighters have spent the morning digging out hotspots in two areas of the Black Jack fireground that were pinpointed by Fire and Emergency NZ's drone team last night.

Parikino fire update #4

News and media|15 December 2025

A crew will monitor a vegetation fire burning in Lismore Forest near Parikino overnight, says Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

Parikino fire update #3

News and media|15 December 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews remain at a fire in the Lismore Forest near Parikino this afternoon.