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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Outdoor fires restricted in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

News and media|15 January 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland into a restricted fire season from 6am on Thursday 16 January until further notice.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand welcomes four specialists home from Canada

News and media|9 September 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has welcomed its third contingent of firefighters home from Canada, where they have been supporting efforts to combat significant wildfires across Alberta.

Offenders sentenced for lighting the 2022 Awarua Wetlands wildfire during a total fire ban

News and media|23 January 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand acknowledges the sentences handed down today in the Invercargill District Court for offences under the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017.

Fire and Emergency welcomes 21 new career firefighters

News and media|1 April 2022

Twenty-one new career firefighters have joined Fire and Emergency.

Fire danger still high in Nelson/Tasman

News and media|5 March 2020

Despite recent rainfall, fire danger levels throughout most of Nelson and Tasman remain high says Principal Rural Fire Officer Ian Reade.

Fire restrictions eased for parts of Otago

News and media|4 March 2025

Fire restrictions have been eased in Otago on Monday, 3 March.

Change in fire seasons for Auckland

News and media|29 November 2019

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is updating the fire seasons for Auckland.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand proposes restructure to build modern and effective emergency service

News and media|12 November 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is proposing to restructure its organisation to ensure it can sustainably, effectively and efficiently meet New Zealanders’ needs both now and in the future.