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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Heads Up 028 - Fire spread from garden shed
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A fire occurred in a shed on a residential property.

Pukaki Downs Fire - 8pm 30 August 2020

News and media|30 August 2020

Information about a fire near Lake Pukaki as at 8PM Sunday 30 August 2020.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #4

News and media|3 November 2022

The Pegasus Beach fire is still burning and is covering an estimated 200 hectares of land.

Ready to Respond: Impact of illness, injury and death incidents on firefighter wellbeing Report #166 [2018]
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This research was undertaken to investigate the impact on the psychological well-being of firefighters attending potentially traumatic calls.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Training Accreditation

News and media|29 June 2023

Today NZQA has published an External Evaluation and Review (EER) into Fire and Emergency’s approval and accreditation of its NZQA accredited training programmes and unit standards.

Burnham Fire Update #5

News and media|13 December 2024

Additional firefighters have been brought in to continue the work of extinguishing the Burnham fire near the Selwyn River in Canterbury.

Fire and Emergency urges caution following fire near Nelson

News and media|13 December 2023

Fire and Emergency is reminding people to be very careful with their fire activity following a fire near Nelson on Tuesday.

Wildfire risk remains high in parts of rural Canterbury

News and media|11 April 2024

While much of the South Island is on alert for flooding, Fire and Emergency is reminding Cantabrians that parts of their region are still at risk from wildfires and urging people in rural areas to stay vigilant.