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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Port Hills fire update #20

News and media|19 February 2024

Port Hills fire Incident Commander Steve Kennedy says the dampening down and the creation and widening of fire breaks have proven themselves against the stronger winds today.

Fighting fires on ice

News and media|27 October 2022

Since 2015, Fire and Emergency Trainer Rob Millener has been involved with the annual Antarctica NZ training, responsible for making sure Scott Base’s seasonal staff are trained and well-equipped to deal with fighting fires.

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Live on TV house burn reaches 700,000 to show the speed and danger of fire

News and media|16 August 2023

Last night, Tuesday 15 August, Fire and Emergency partnered with TVNZ’s Seven Sharp to show viewers the devastating speed of fire, live on television.

Prohibited Fire Season declared in Taranaki, Whanganui and Ruapehu

News and media|7 February 2020

Taranaki, Whanganui and Ruapehu regions are now in a prohibited fire season.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand specialist teams in Nelson to support community

News and media|11 July 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has deployed an eight-person specialist water rescue team from Christchurch to Nelson in advance of more heavy rain warnings.

Change of fire season for Thames-Coromandel zone

News and media|2 February 2024

Rain across the Waikato district has seen a decrease in fire danger, prompting Fire and Emergency New Zealand to move the area back to an open fire season.

Restricted Fire Season and temporary fireworks ban for parts of Otago

News and media|23 December 2025

The Queenstown Lakes District is moving to a restricted fire season on Christmas Eve, at the same time as a short-term prohibition on the use of private fireworks in the Central Otago, Lakes and Upper Waitaki areas will come into force.