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

Search results for Incident reports

Showing 8 of 800 results

Page 20 of 100

Fire and Emergency NZ releases Auckland Floods and Cyclone Gabrielle Operational Review

News and media|19 April 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has today released an internal operational review into its responses to the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle in January and February last year.

Volunteerism Strategy Six-month Progress Report
PDF

Volunteerism Strategy Six-month Progress Report for the period June-November 2020

Whangārei vegetation fire update #2

News and media|9 January 2025

Fire and Emergency was alerted to the fire in Whangārei at approximately 12.30pm this afternoon.

Annual Report 2024 - 2025 | Pūrongo ā‑Tau
PDF

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Annual Report. For the year ended 30 June 2025.

Volunteerism Strategy Six-month Progress Report
PDF

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

Lifetime of a building

Found in: Building fire safety | Building and designing for fire safety

The following outlines ten main stages when considering the overall building life cycle in the context of fire safety.

Improving the Fire Safety Knowledge and Practices of Vulnerable Groups -report #8 (2000)
PDF

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.