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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Wellington moves to a restricted fire season

News and media|27 March 2024

Wellington, Porirua, Kāpiti Coast and the Hutt Valley will move from a prohibited to a restricted fire season from 8am on Wednesday 27 March, until further notice.

Change in fire season status for Canterbury

News and media|22 January 2020

Fire and Emergency New Zealand are updated its fire season for Canterbury.

Fire and Emergency Drone Teams deployed to the West Coast

News and media|5 December 2019

A drone team of three from Fire and Emergency New Zealand is currently carrying out a Rapid Assessment of the impact heavy rain is having on the West Coast.

Volatile wildfire conditions in the Mackenzie Basin

News and media|8 January 2024

People living in semi-rural areas in the Mackenzie Basin should take yesterday’s fire near Lake Ōhau as a warning about how quickly fire can spread and threaten homes, the area’s most senior Fire and Emergency officer says.

Manawatū Whanganui moves back to an open fire season

News and media|30 March 2022

The Manawatū Whanganui fire District has moved back to an open fire season as of 8 am, Wednesday 30 March.

This applies to all areas within Horowhenua, Ruapehu, Manawatū, Rangitikei, Whanganui District Councils and the Palmerston North City Council.

Open fire ban to reduce risk at Rangitata Huts

News and media|21 December 2021

Open fires on the beach and foreshore at South Rangitata have been banned to reduce the risk of fire to the Rangitata Huts community.

Cyclone page demo

News and media|13 February 2023

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

Tongariro National Park Fire Update #13

News and media|11 November 2025

Drones with thermal imaging equipment have begun checking the flanks of the Tongariro National Park fireground for hotspots.