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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Hold off lighting fires in the Hawke’s Bay amid wind warnings

News and media|16 September 2020

Fire and Emergency asks Hawke’s Bay residents to hold off lighting fires & to check any previous burn sites are out with high winds expected over the weekend.

Smoke Advisory for fire near Kerikeri

News and media|14 February 2024

Fire and Emergency crews are responding to a building fire at a tyre centre on State Highway 10 near Kerikeri in Northland.

Changes to fire season in Taranaki, Whanganui and Ruapehu

News and media|11 March 2020

As of 8 am Wednesday 11 March, the fire season in Taranaki, Whanganui and Ruapehu has changed from prohibited to open fire season.

Second Fire and Emergency deployment arrives in Queensland

News and media|17 November 2023

An increase in fire danger in Queensland means the arrival of Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s next contingent of firefighters is timely.

Papakura fire update #4

News and media|6 March 2025

Firefighters have worked through the night at the scene of a fire at a metal recycling plant in Papakura and are making good progress.

Fire and Emergency warns against complacency this long weekend

News and media|24 October 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is warning against complacency this long weekend.

Change in fire season for the Far North

News and media|30 December 2020

All of Northland is now in a prohibited fire season.

Fire and Emergency crews responding to multiple calls across Canterbury due to severe winds

News and media|14 October 2023

Fire crews are responding to a surge in 111 calls in Canterbury related to the severe wind warning issued for the region earlier this morning.