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 launches investigation following the fatalities of two firefighters and the injury of two others

News and media|9 March 2023

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has announced an independent investigation into the events that resulted in the fatalities of two firefighters, and the injury of two others, while responding to a flooding event at Muriwai, Auckland during Cyclone Gabrielle on the night of 13 February 2023.

NZPFU strikes again, putting public safety at risk - people should be extra careful

News and media|5 December 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler says it is extremely disappointing the New Zealand Professional Firefighters’ Union (NZPFU) will undertake another one-hour strike today, now facilitation with the Employment Relations Authority has been granted.

Kerry Gregory confirmed as Chief Executive for a further two years

News and media|28 November 2024

The Board of Fire and Emergency New Zealand is pleased to announce the reappointment of Kerry Gregory as Chief Executive for a further two years, from 1 July 2025 through until 30 June 2027.

Statement from Fire and Emergency Chief Executive Kerry Gregory

News and media|17 February 2023

It was with a heavy heart last night we received the news that our Muriwai firefighter Craig Stevens, who was rescued in the early hours of Tuesday morning from the Muriwai landslide, would no longer be with us.

OIA 19117 - Hawke’s Bay appliances, fleet list and age profile - Appendix 3
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Official Information Act request - OIA 19117 Appendix 3

OIA 19117 - Hawke’s Bay appliances, fleet list and age profile - Appendix 1
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Official Information Act request - OIA 19117 Appendix 1

43-person taskforce set to bolster Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Canadian assistance

News and media|11 July 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is sending a 43-person taskforce to Canada to add to the assistance it is providing the Manitoba province with its wildfire response.

Open fire season for Wairarapa

News and media|9 February 2026

All parts of the Wairarapa District which have been in a restricted fire season move back into an open fire season as of 8am Monday 9 February, until further notice.