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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Residents asked to avoid burning fires at beaches this summer

News and media|23 January 2024

Hawke’s Bay residents are being urged not to burn fires in the open, especially at beaches this summer.

What to do after a fire

Found in: Home fire safety | In the event of a fire

Being involved in a serious fire can be scary and life changing. Here are some people you can turn to for help, and some tips for picking up the pieces.

New East Coast Bays Fire Station officially opened

News and media|12 June 2021

Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti has today officially opened East Coast Bays’ new fire station on the North Shore.

Fire weather station climatology data by Fire District

Found in: Research and reports

Read your local area fire plan

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety | Fire Plans

Simply click on your area below to view a copy of the local fire plan.

Change in fire season for Hawke’s Bay

News and media|31 May 2021

Hawke’s Bay is now in an open fire season.

Encouraging fire safety ownership effective methods for working with at risk rural communities - Report #113 (2011)
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This Southland-based research was designed to improve fire safety outcomes for rural
communities with a particular vulnerability to fire.

Prediction of Rural Fire Risk in Wellington Region _ report #24 (2001)
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