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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North Island Severe Weather Event Update #3

News and media|9 May 2023

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has received more than 300 weather-related calls for help between the hours of 8am - 6pm on Tuesday.

Annual Report 2017 - 2018
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Annual Report. For the year ended 30 June 2018

Mount Maunganui landslide update #3

News and media|24 January 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s specialist Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team continued to work through the night on the search for persons unaccounted for at the Mount Maunganui landslip in the Bay of Plenty.

January 2018 - South Island
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South Island Seasonal Fire Danger Outlook 2018

Māori Advisory Rōpū

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Extreme weather events: safety tips and support

Found in: Incidents and news

Safety tips during and after an extreme weather event like a cyclone, high winds or flood.

King’s Birthday Honours recipients recognised

News and media|26 September 2023

Fire and Emergency New Zealand volunteers and staff from Ranfurly, Kaikohe, Foxton Beach, Cromwell and Rotorua were presented with their Royal Honours by Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro at Government House in Wellington today.

Fire and Emergency’s first Local Advisory Committees appointed

News and media|4 June 2020

The Fire and Emergency Board has today announced the 50 community-minded New Zealanders who will form its first seven Local Advisory Committees in Northland, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Chatham Islands, Marlborough, the West Coast, and Otago.