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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Saving lives this Daylight Saving - check you have working smoke alarms in the right places

News and media|25 September 2025

When the clocks spring forward this weekend make that a reminder to check your smoke alarms are working and in the right places.

Ignite Magazine: Issue 36

News and media|5 December 2025

Ignite represents the voices of the people across the country who dedicate themselves to protecting life, the environment and property in their communities.

New ground for Christchurch Fire Station

News and media|6 June 2019

The site of the first fire station in New Zealand to be built alongside a university was officially blessed today.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand - NZPFU should call off tomorrow's strike

News and media|27 November 2025

Strike puts community at risk while ERA considers facilitation request Fire and Emergency New Zealand is calling on the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) to call off its strike scheduled for midday to 1pm tomorrow (Friday), given the Employment Relations Authority is currently considering an application to provide independent facilitation to support reaching settlement on a new collective employment agreement.

Evacuation of Whakapapa Village - Tongariro Fire Update #8

News and media|9 November 2025

Whakapapa Village is being evacuated as a precaution due to the fire in the Tongariro National Park.

Seeking new members for Fire and Emergency's Tairāwhiti Local Advisory Committee

News and media|8 July 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is recruiting new members for its Local Advisory Committee in Tairāwhiti.

Auckland LAC

Found in: About Us | Local Advisory Committees

Auckland Local Advisory Committee - mihi mai rā.

Fire and Emergency is keeping communities safe

News and media|29 November 2021

Fire and Emergency is, and always will be, committed to keeping our communities safe