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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Supporting work to reduce firefighter occupational cancer risks

News and media|6 Poutūterangi 2020

For more than 150 years, fire service organisations have been at the heart of New Zealand communities.

Large vegetation fires in Canterbury last week caused by strong winds that fanned embers from burn piles

News and media|25 Mahuru 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is asking the public to be vigilant after embers from burn piles caused large vegetation fires last week.

Hawke’s Bay fireworks ban extended until end of April

News and media|28 Poutūterangi 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is extending its ban on fireworks and sky lanterns in Hawke’s Bay until Wednesday 30 April, 2025.

Restricted fire season for Dunedin and Clutha

News and media|22 Kohitātea 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for the Dunedin and Clutha areas, from 8am Thursday 23 January, until further notice.

Port Hills fire update #19

News and media|19 Huitanguru 2024

Drone crews have identified 17 more hotspots at the Port Hills fire, meaning there are now 40 hotspots that firefighters are actively working to extinguish today.

Fireworks ban for parts of Southland District

News and media|5 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is banning the use of fireworks for parts of the Southland District for the next two weeks.

Fire and Emergency says strike action compromises public safety

News and media|28 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler says people must be extra careful with fire safety as the New Zealand Professional Firefighters’ Union undertakes another one-hour strike today.

Owners of older top loader Samsung washing machines urged to check serial numbers after fire

News and media|13 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2023

Owners of four top loader Samsung washing machines manufactured more than a decade ago are being encouraged to double-check their serial number after a fire at a home in Auckland.