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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Be fire safe in caravans and sleep outs

News and media|15 April 2020

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people living in caravans, campervans, garages and sleep outs to take extra care to be fire safe.

Outdoor fires banned in coastal Wairarapa from Friday

News and media|12 December 2024

Open air fires will be prohibited in around half of Wairarapa from 8am on Friday 13 December until further notice.

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.

New Fire Truck for Karamea

News and media|13 October 2022

The Karamea Volunteer Fire Brigade is set to receive a new fire truck this week.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand declares a prohibited fire season for Otago’s Upper Waitaki zone

News and media|20 January 2023

Otago’s Upper Waitaki zone will move to a Prohibited Fire Season at 8am on Friday 20 January 2023, until further notice.

Change in fire seasons for Auckland region

News and media|13 May 2020

The fire seasons for the Auckland mainland and the populated Hauraki Gulf Islands are changing.

Fire and Emergency is keeping communities safe

News and media|29 November 2021

Fire and Emergency is, and always will be, committed to keeping our communities safe

Canterbury firefighters attend three times as many structure fires in October

News and media|22 November 2022

Last month, firefighters in Canterbury attended three times as many structure fires as they have in previous months.