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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Bridge Hill fire update #7

News and media|6 December 2024

The fire at Bridge Hill is now approximately 980 hectares in size following mapping this morning.

Fire permits cancelled for Ahuriri-Heretaunga fire zone as conditions dry out

News and media|29 November 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has taken the step of revoking fire permits issued to applicants in the Ahuriri-Heretaunga fire zone in Hawke’s Bay.

Waikato wetland fire update #12

News and media|25 October 2024

Fire and Emergency drone crews identified 16 hotspots overnight, with crews now focused on dampening them down today.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand accepts all findings from the Public Service Commission’s review into our handling of a series of inter-related complaints

News and media|28 May 2025

This report reviews the handling of a series of inter-related complaints made since 2016 by Sarah Hullah who was a volunteer to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and its predecessor organisation, the New Zealand Fire Service.

Restricted fire season for the Wairarapa

News and media|8 January 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving the Wairarapa to a restricted fire season at 8am on Friday 9 January, until further notice.

Be safe with fire as we come in to summer

News and media|22 November 2021

Fire and Emergency is urging people in Marlborough to be safe and responsible with fire as we come into summer.

Wellington diesel spill update

News and media|6 January 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are at the scene of a large diesel spill in Wellington this morning.