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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Fireworks ban for Otago

News and media|2 November 2022

A ban on fireworks is in place for the highest-risk parts of Otago.

Fireworks banned in Mackenzie Basin and Ashburton Lakes this summer

News and media|16 December 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has imposed a temporary ban on all fireworks activity in the Mackenzie Basin and the Ashburton Lakes from Sunday 15 December to the end of March 2025.

Temporary fireworks bans for the Mackenzie Basin and Lake Clearwater

News and media|14 December 2025

Temporary fireworks bans covering the Mackenzie Basin and the area around Lake Clearwater will come into effect tomorrow, Monday 15 December, as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire over the summer.

Canterbury fires update #3

News and media|19 January 2024

Please see below updates on the fires in Canterbury this afternoon.

Fire and Emergency launches early National Wildfire Readiness and Prevention campaign

News and media|1 September 2023

Fire and Emergency is urging people to start preparing for the risk of wildfire early as hotter drier weather is forecast this summer.

Fireworks banned on Port Hills, Banks Peninsula and Kaitorete Spit this summer

News and media|18 December 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has imposed a temporary ban on all fireworks and sky lantern activity on the Port Hills, Banks Peninsula, and Kaitorete Spit from 12pm, Friday 20 December to 8am, 6 January 2025.

Kiwi firefighters return home from United States

News and media|11 September 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has today welcomed back its continent of firefighters from the United States.

Investigation into Pigeon Valley Fire classifies it as accidental

News and media|13 August 2019

An investigation into one of New Zealand’s largest plantation forest fires has classified the fire as accidental.