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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Lewis Pass Road fire update #2

News and media|15 February 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is still responding to a large vegetation fire on Lewis Pass Road in the Island Hills, Hurunui.

Planning and advice for farmers and rural businesses

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety | Farms and rural businesses

If you live or work on a rural property or rural business, there are specific things you should do to prepare for the possibility of a fire emergency.

Preventing unwanted alarms

Found in: Building fire safety | Building fire alarms

Every year we attend over 20,000 false-alarm calls. Here's how your business can reduce the number of false alarms in your buildings.

Canterbury Fires Update #4

News and media|19 January 2024

Please see below updates on the fires in Canterbury today.

Suspicious fire at Taylors Mistake

News and media|15 December 2024

A fire at Taylor's Mistake on the edge of the Port Hills overnight is being treated as suspicious.

Cyclone Gabrielle Update #1

News and media|12 February 2023

Fire crews are responding to a slow but steady stream of 111 calls for assistance as winds are strengthening from Northland to the Coromandel and beyond.

Springvale Fire Update 2

News and media|25 February 2026

Firefighters supported by four helicopters have contained and largely suppressed a large grass fire in the Springfield area near Clyde.

Waipoua River fire update #7

News and media|1 March 2025

The Waipoua River fire is now 91 hectares.