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

Search results for Fire season

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Port Hills Fire Update #27

News and media|24 February 2024

Fire crews have been digging out and extinguishing hot spots in the area of the Christchurch Adventure Park which were identified by drones last night.

Fire risk increasing in dry Manawatū-Whanganui weather

News and media|17 January 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is calling for people in the Manawatū-Whanganui area to take extra care not to spark fires this weekend.

Fire and Emergency implores the Far North to take fire prohibitions more seriously

News and media|10 February 2020

Firefighters in the Far North are urging their communities to take the current fire prohibitions more seriously.

Update on vegetation fire in Far North

News and media|19 December 2021

Fire and Emergency ground crews and helicopters have returned to a large vegetation fire which covers approximately 350 hectares of land in Waiharara, Far North.

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.

Fires still being lit in Waikato and Coromandel during outdoor fire ban

News and media|13 March 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is reminding people in Waikato and Coromandel not to light outdoor fires while a prohibited fire season is in place.

Consultation on your local fire plan

News and media|17 May 2021

We are rolling out new fire plans across New Zealand, and are currently consulting on fire plans in 16 local areas.

Fire and Emergency says be firewise in Otago this weekend

News and media|20 November 2020

Fire and Emergency is expecting seasonal winds across Otago this weekend to increase the fire danger to very high.