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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Tongariro National Park Fire Update #3

News and media|8 November 2025

The fire burning in the Tongariro National Park has grown to an estimated 400 hectares.

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.

Whangārei vegetation fire update #2

News and media|9 January 2025

Fire and Emergency was alerted to the fire in Whangārei at approximately 12.30pm this afternoon.

Prohibited fire season revoked in Wairarapa

News and media|7 January 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is revoking the prohibited fire season put in place in Wairarapa last month, which banned outdoor fires in the area.

Black Jack Fire Update #10

News and media|14 January 2025

Firefighters will return to the Black Jack fireground near Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula tomorrow to continue extinguishing the vegetation fire that began on Saturday.

Tongariro National Park Fire Update #6

News and media|9 November 2025

Precautionary evacuations of five facilities in the vicinity of the Tongariro fire are almost complete.

Fire and Emergency campaign to raise awareness about lithium-ion battery fires

News and media|2 October 2023

Lithium-ion battery fires are increasing globally and here in Aotearoa, and people need to know the risks and what to do if their device catches fire.

Fire and Emergency urges firefighters to call off their strike on Friday

News and media|20 November 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) to call off its scheduled one-hour strike at midday this Friday 21 November.