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 New Zealand specialists continue to respond to the Canadian wildfires

News and media|4 August 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is sending four more personnel to Canada to assist with the country’s wildfire response.

Matakana Fire Update #6

News and media|25 December 2023

Fire and Emergency’s specialist drone crew will be working on Matakana Island overnight, using thermal imaging to identify hotspots around the perimeter of the fireground so that firefighters will be able to target them tomorrow.

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.

Applications sought for Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Canterbury Local Advisory Committee

News and media|3 February 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is seeking applications for members of its Canterbury Local Advisory Committee.

Hawke’s Bay moves to restricted fire season, Tararua East goes prohibited.

News and media|20 February 2024

Starting from 8am on Tuesday, 20 February, the following areas in Hawke’s Bay move to a restricted fire season.

Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade to be temporarily relocated

News and media|16 September 2020

The Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade will be be temporarily housed at another location in Newlands while a decision is made on a permanent location, Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Te Ūpoko (lower North Island region) Manager Bruce Stubbs announced today.

Restricted fire season for Otago's Coastal and Clutha zones

News and media|31 January 2022

Otago’s Coastal (Dunedin and Waitaki) and Clutha zones are now in a restricted fire season.
The restricted fire season came into effect from 8am today (Monday 31 Jan).

Fire and Emergency Launches Latest Campaign - Museum of Fires Past

News and media|10 October 2022

The Museum of Fires Past displays can be found on Oriental Parade in Wellington from today until 23 October. The campaign can also be seen throughout New Zealand, where images of the displays will be on posters, outdoor billboards, and social media.