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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Fire and Emergency King's Birthday honours recipients congratulated

News and media|5 June 2023

Fire and Emergency has recognised the five firefighters and support personnel who received Queen’s Service Medals today.

Home fire safety

Information on keeping your home fire safe, checklists for reviewing fire safety, tips for creating an escape plan and information on smoke alarms.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Information for the Public

News and media|16 February 2023

This page will be updated with information about your safety in Cyclone Gabrielle as the situation develops.

New Year’s Honours recipients recognised

News and media|6 May 2022

Fire and Emergency people from Kumeu, Kawakawa, Murchison, Clinton, and Ruatōria were presented with their Royal Honours at Government House today.

Fire and Emergency congratulates Honours recipients

News and media|31 December 2021

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan has congratulated four firefighters and support personnel from Clinton, Kawakawa, Ōpunake and Murchison who have been recognised with Queen’s Service Medals in the 2022 New Year’s Honours list released today.

Effectiveness of fire safety systems for use in quantitative risk assessments - Report #89 (2008)
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Outdoor and rural fire safety

This section contains everything you need to have a safe outdoor fire, including information about fire seasons, applying for a fire permit and the fire weather system.

Fire Station Design Manual
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