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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Fire and Emergency NZ sends taskforce team to support severe weather event response in Tairāwhiti.

News and media|23 June 2023

Fire and Emergency NZ has mobilised a taskforce team to assist and support Tairāwhiti District during the current severe weather event.

People reminded not to light fires when visiting islands off Northland this summer

News and media|14 November 2023

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people not to light fires on islands that are public conservation land this summer following campfires being lit on Motumaire near Paihia, and Waewaetorea in the outer Bay of Islands.

Regional councils

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety | Councils and community responsibilities

Regional councils may require resource consents for open burning on commercial and industrial sites.

Fire permits in Nelson/Tasman suspended during hot weather

News and media|26 January 2021

All active fire permits in the Nelson Tasman district with the exception of Nelson Lakes, Murchison, and Golden Bay West have been placed on a 48 hour suspension, effective immediately says Principal Rural Fire Officer Ian Reade.

Central Hawke’s Bay first responders join up to train

News and media|1 April 2025

Central Hawke’s Bay emergency services are running a joint training exercise in Waipawa on Tuesday evening 1 April to practice their response to emergencies.

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Toxicity of Building Contents in building fires #173 [2019]
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This evidence review explores the contribution of common furnishing materials to fire death or injury as a result of toxic smoke inhalation in NZ.

Outdoor fires prohibited in Central and Coastal Hawke's Bay

News and media|25 March 2024

Rural Central Hawke’s Bay and Hawke’s Bay Coast move to a prohibited fire season from midday on Monday 25 March, until further notice.