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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New Zealanders warned about escalating NZPFU strike action

News and media|12 February 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is warning New Zealanders about the increasing threat posed by the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) escalating its industrial relations activity to two one-hour strikes per week.

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.

Switch off before you walk off

News and media|18 April 2020

Unattended cooking is the biggest cause of house fires in New Zealand – a fire risk that is higher than ever under the COVID-19 lockdown.

Take two easy steps to protect your family from fire this Daylight Saving

News and media|24 September 2020

Fire and Emergency New Zealand wants people to take two easy steps this Daylight Saving weekend when our clocks go forward one hour.

Fire and Emergency honours recipients congratulated

News and media|31 December 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan congratulates seven personnel, both paid and volunteer, from Ashburton, Leeston, Amberley, Napier, Wairoa, Te Aroha and Rongotea who have been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours List released today.

Wellington building fire update #1

News and media|16 May 2023

information about the fire at 160 Adelaide road Newtown

More Fire and Emergency help on the way for New South Wales flood response

News and media|6 December 2022

A third Fire and Emergency incident management team, Team Charlie, has arrived in New South Wales to continue assisting with the significant flooding in the State this week.

Matakana Forest Fire Update #2

News and media|24 December 2023

Two helicopters, nine fire trucks and 24 crew are battling a forestry fire on Matakana Island near Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty this morning.