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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Fireworks ban for Glink’s Gully in Northland

News and media|19 December 2022

A temporary ban on the private use of fireworks has been put in place for Glink’s Gully community on the west coast near Te Kopuru in Northland.

Check your smoke alarms this daylight saving weekend

News and media|1 April 2021

Fire and Emergency New Zealand wants you to help yourself this weekend when daylight saving ends and check your smoke alarms are working.

Change in fire season status for Otago

News and media|1 December 2020

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is updating its fire season status for the Otago region.

Changes to fire season for Nelson Tasman

News and media|20 March 2020

The fire season in Waimea, Richmond, Nelson and Coastal zones will change from prohibited to restricted effective from midnight Friday the 20th March.

Outdoor fires banned in parts of Otago from Monday

News and media|25 January 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited fire season for the Lakes and Glendhu Bluffs areas in Otago from 8am Monday 27 January, until further notice.

Ward Volunteer Fire Brigade

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Ward Volunteer Fire Brigade is closed, Flaxbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade now covers their area.

Temporary fireworks ban in the Mackenzie Basin over summer

News and media|15 December 2022

A temporary fireworks ban covering the Mackenzie Basin will come into effect on Friday 16 December as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire over the summer.

Family and whānau

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If you’re part of a volunteer’s family and whānau, it’s helpful to know a bit more about what they do and how you can support them.