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 welcomes 21 new career firefighters

News and media|1 April 2022

Twenty-one new career firefighters have joined Fire and Emergency.

Keep a metre from the heater

News and media|14 July 2020

A Gisborne house fire has prompted a reminder from Fire and Emergency to keep flammable materials at least one metre from your heater.

Recall:Bosch Dishwashers
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In some circumstances, the components in the dishwasher's control module may fail creating a fire hazard.

10 Year Plan 2020-2030 printable version
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This plan will guide us through the next decade 2020–2030, and will help us deliver Our National Strategy 2019-2045 and our outcomes.

Open fire season declared for whole of Canterbury

News and media|7 May 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Canterbury District will move from a mix of restricted and prohibited fire seasons to an open fire season from 8am Tuesday 7 May, until further notice.

Protect your home from outdoor fires

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety

Other people’s fires can threaten your home. There's a lot you can do as a homeowner to protect your property from fires that have grown out of control.

Port Hills Operational Review and Action Plan

Found in: Research and reports | Operational reviews and reports

The Port Hills fires that began on February 13 2017 burnt through 1,600 hectares of land, claimed nine homes and damaged five others.

Cyclone page demo

News and media|13 February 2023

This page will be updated with information about your safety in Cyclone Gabrielle as the situation develops.