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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Southland Local Advisory Committee members appointed

News and media|26 August 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has confirmed the nine people who will form the next Local Advisory Committee (LAC) in Southland.

Temporary fireworks ban in the Mackenzie Basin over summer

News and media|14 December 2021

A temporary fireworks ban covering the Mackenzie Basin will come into effect on Wednesday 15 December.

Charleston gets home fire safety advice

News and media|4 February 2021

Charleston residents have been learning about the fire risks they face at home, and how to prepare for them.

Open air fires - rules and permits

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety | Fire seasons, fire danger and permits

Temporary fireworks ban in the Mackenzie Basin over summer

News and media|15 December 2022

A temporary fireworks ban covering the Mackenzie Basin will come into effect on Friday 16 December as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire over the summer.

Fire engineering brief

Found in: Building fire safety | Building and designing for fire safety

When a building is sufficiently complex to preclude using prescriptive guidance as a means of establishing compliance, a specifically-engineered solution is required (referred to as either alternative solution, or performance based engineering).

Fire season changes for Lakes Zone and Central Zone (Otago)

News and media|14 January 2022

The Lakes Zone and Central Zone of the Otago Fire District will move to a prohibited fire season.

Our communities and our workforce are changing

News and media|9 November 2023

By 2038, more than 50 percent of New Zealanders will be from non-European backgrounds and our communities will speak more than 200 languages.