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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Smoke from wetlands fire continuing to impact areas near Dargaville

News and media|5 Huitanguru 2024

The fire west of Dargaville burning in wetlands is continuing to produce large amounts of smoke, and will do for at least the next three days.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #4

News and media|3 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2022

The Pegasus Beach fire is still burning and is covering an estimated 200 hectares of land.

Canterbury LAC

Found in: About Us | Local Advisory Committees

Recruitment for Canterbury Local Advisory Committee is closed.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Training Accreditation

News and media|29 Pipiri 2023

Today NZQA has published an External Evaluation and Review (EER) into Fire and Emergency’s approval and accreditation of its NZQA accredited training programmes and unit standards.

Extreme weather events: safety tips and support

Found in: Incidents and news

Safety tips during and after an extreme weather event like a cyclone, high winds or flood.

Heads Up 028 - Fire spread from garden shed
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A fire occurred in a shed on a residential property.

Pukaki Downs Fire - 8pm 30 August 2020

News and media|30 Hereturikōkā 2020

Information about a fire near Lake Pukaki as at 8PM Sunday 30 August 2020.

Wildfire risk remains high in parts of rural Canterbury

News and media|11 Paengawhāwhā 2024

While much of the South Island is on alert for flooding, Fire and Emergency is reminding Cantabrians that parts of their region are still at risk from wildfires and urging people in rural areas to stay vigilant.