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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Friday 26 August - Fire and Emergency alerted to seven incidents in urban areas during strike period today

News and media|26 August 2022

Fire and Emergency NZ was alerted to seven incidents in the main urban areas covered primarily by career firefighters between 11am and 12pm today (Friday 26 August). They were all alarm activations.

Banks Peninsula Volunteer Fire Brigade

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This is a volunteer station.

Family and whānau

Found in: Work or Volunteer with us | Volunteer for us

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.

Smoke alarm saves a life in Christchurch

News and media|22 January 2025

A smoke alarm has saved a person’s life in a house fire in Christchurch in the early hours of Monday morning.

Regulatory Compliance

Found in: About Us

Regulatory Compliance forms part of our risk reduction work and is primarily aimed at assisting to keep our communities, and the things they value, safe from fire.

Waikato residents urged to check electric blankets before winter

News and media|29 March 2023

Urban and rural residents in the Waikato are being urged to get their electric blankets checked before the cold weather sets in.

Fireworks ban in Mackenzie Basin

News and media|24 December 2020

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has banned the use of fireworks in the Mackenzie Basin for the summer.

Tasman Fire Investigation Reports Part 4
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Information Request (OIA) Pigeon Valley Fire Investigation Report part 2