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.

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Fire and Emergency crews continue to offer support in Wairoa

News and media|27 June 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand firefighters, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Specialist Water Rescue teams remain in Wairoa today assisting with recovery efforts following yesterday’s severe weather event.

Update - Parnell fire

News and media|7 April 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have contained the fire at a residential building in Parnell, Auckland.

South Auckland Scrap Metal Fire update #3

News and media|31 May 2023

Firefighters are still working hard to extinguish a large scrap metal fire on James Fletcher Drive, Favona Auckland this afternoon, and are expecting to extinguish and overhaul the remaining scrap metal pile overnight.

Fire and Emergency received calls for 27 incidents during today’s strike

News and media|25 September 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 27 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Friday 25 September, the sixty-fifth time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

Waipoua River fire update #2

News and media|27 February 2025

Eight helicopters, five heavy machinery and around 50 firefighters are back fighting the Waipoua River fire today.

Developing a methodology for establishing a stronger line of sight between expenditure and outcomes - Report #125 (2012)
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This report contains advice to help position the NZ Fire Commission to get more out of its investment in performance information.

Cyclone Gabrielle Update #2

News and media|13 February 2023

Fire and Emergency has received a steady flow of calls to incidents related to strong winds overnight.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #9

News and media|4 November 2022

The fire at Pegasus Beach remained within containment lines overnight.
Incident Controller Graeme Knight says there were no major flare-ups through the evening.
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