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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Waikato / Coromandel changes to open fire season

News and media|12 March 2021

Waikato/Coromandel is changing from a restricted to an open fire season at 8 am on Friday 12 March.

Bay of Plenty moves to open fire season

News and media|29 January 2026

The Bay of Plenty will move to an open fire season from 9am Friday 30 January, until further notice.

New Zealand Fire Season Severity Poster
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New Zealand monthly fire severity from 1996-2023

Fire season change for Waimea Rural zone

News and media|18 January 2022

The Waimea Rural zone of the Nelson-Marlborough Fire District is now in a prohibited fire season.

Prohibited fire season for Western Bay of Plenty

News and media|2 February 2021

The Western Bay of Plenty is now in a prohibited fire season.

Restricted Fire Season for Murchison and Lake Rotoiti

News and media|18 January 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for the Murchison and Lake Rotoiti areas from 8am, Monday 20 January, until further notice.

Bay of Plenty moves into restricted fire season

News and media|2 December 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand will restrict outdoor fires in the Bay of Plenty from 8am on Wednesday 4 December, after a sharp increase in the number of fast-moving vegetation fires in the district.

Open fire season declared for whole of Canterbury

News and media|7 May 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Canterbury District will move from a mix of restricted and prohibited fire seasons to an open fire season from 8am Tuesday 7 May, until further notice.