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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Port Hills fire update #7

News and media|15 February 2024

Fire and Emergency crews are continuing work to suppress and contain a fire at Christchurch’s Port Hills.

Gas Leak - Karaka residents warned to stay indoors

News and media|26 March 2024

Residents living near the Hingaia Peninsula School in Karaka, Auckland, are advised to stay inside with doors and windows closed and await further instructions because of a gas leak in the area.

Otahuhu Scrap Yard Fire Update #1

News and media|3 February 2024

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are tackling a large fire at a scrap yard in Otahuhu, which was reported shortly after 10pm.

Papakura fire update #3

News and media|5 March 2025

Smoke from the fire at a Papakura metal recycling premises is being noticed over a larger area of Auckland due to a wind change.

Firefighters working to extinguish fire at Botany Downs

News and media|16 August 2026

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in an air-conditioning unit on the roof of a three-story building attached to the shopping mall at Botany Downs.

Victoria Park New World Fire Update #5

News and media|18 June 2025

Two crews of firefighters remain at the Victoria Park New World supermarket in Auckland, following yesterday’s fire, and the section of Victoria St between College Hill and Franklin Rd remains closed.

Fire and Emergency received calls for 27 incidents during today’s strike

News and media|25 September 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 27 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Friday 25 September, the sixty-fifth time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

Unsafe driver behaviour putting firefighters at risk

News and media|10 June 2025

Firefighters are urging the public to take more care when driving around accident scenes as near misses continue to increase.