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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Stark warning as people burned removing flaming material from homes

News and media|1 August 2025

Three instances of people attempting to remove flaming objects from their homes is prompting a stark warning from firefighters.

Specialised safety devices

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Get Out! Stay Out!

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Get Out! Stay Out! is an early childhood education school fire-safety programme for pre-school children aged from two to five years old.

What's involved

Found in: Work or Volunteer with us | Employers of volunteers

Agreeing on a plan for incident releaseYour decision to allow your employee to respond to an incident while at work is significant.

Changing public behaviour: enhanced and improved communication of fire danger Report #156 (2017)
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This research explored the role of fire danger rating systems in communicating fire risk and how they relate to behaviour change.

Prohibited fire season declared in Far North

News and media|14 January 2020

The Far North, Whangarei and Kaipara are now in a prohibited fire season.

Lifetime of a building

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The following outlines ten main stages when considering the overall building life cycle in the context of fire safety.

November 2017 - South Island
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New Zealand Seasonal Fire Danger Outlook 2017/18