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 SAFETY

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A review of existing home fire safety - Report #88 (2009)
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Practising fire safety with water-damaged battery powered devices

News and media|20 February 2023

Fire and Emergency New Zealand encourages people in the Hawke’s Bay to remain vigilant and practise fire safety after a power outage or if your battery powered devices have been damaged by floodwater.

Thinking outside the box with virtual fire safety education in schools

News and media|10 November 2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Counties Manukau District were in the middle of delivering the Get Firewise programmes to their local schools.

Fire safety in schools, kura, ECE centres and kohanga reo - Report #163 (2018)
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Evaluation report on fire safety programmes in schools and kura and early childhood education (ECE) centres and kohanga reo

Changes in community self-reliance and implications for fire safety messages and emergency response - Report #119 (2011)
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This research includes gaining insights for refining NZFS’s fire safety educational activities to increase “Fire Efficacy” in the community.

Effective Fire Safety Strategies for Pacific People - Report #60 (2006)
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Determining Effective Fire Safety Strategies for Maori - report #2 (2000)
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Attitudes to Fire Safety in Families with Newborn Babies - Report #136 (2014)
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This research explored whether the arrival of a new baby may act as a trigger to support desired behavioural change amongst vulnerable households.