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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Women’s Career Progression at Fire and Emergency New Zealand - report #188 (2021)
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This review provides a foundation for further research in understanding women’s experiences at Fire and Emergency.

A big thanks to Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s nearly 12,000 volunteers

News and media|14 June 2024

"Volunteers are the backbone of New Zealand’s fire response, and every day we are grateful for their commitment, skill and professionalism," Fire and Emergency New Zealand Chief Executive Kerry Gregory says.

OIA 19511 - Fire and Emergency’s position on in-lane bus stops and any internal complaints
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Official Information Act request - OIA 19511 response

Tiwai Peninsula vegetation fire update #2

News and media|31 January 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are back on Tiwai Peninsula in Invercargill today, where the large vegetation fire has not grown further overnight.

Matakana Fire Update #5

News and media|25 December 2023

Firefighting is continuing on Matakana Island, where a vegetation fire has been burning in scrub and forestry slash since Saturday night.

Northernmost part of Aotearoa moving to a Prohibited Fire Season

News and media|23 December 2025

Outdoor fires will be banned in the northernmost part of Northland from midday today, when Fire and Emergency New Zealand moves its Muri Whenua Fire Zone into a Prohibited Fire Season.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #10

News and media|4 November 2022

The fire at Pegasus Beach remains within containment lines and there is no change to the perimeter.

Canterbury update: 1.30pm

News and media|26 January 2021

All of Canterbury and much of the upper South Island have suspended all fire permits, with immediate effect.