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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News and media|6 December 2024

Yesterday whānau and friends gathered to watch 22 new career firefighters graduate from their recruit course in Rotorua.

Restricted fire season for Marlborough and Kaikoura

News and media|24 December 2020

A restricted fire season is now in place across Marlborough and Kaikoura. The change in fire season came into effect 8am Thursday 24 December.

Total fire ban for Otago District Central Zone

News and media|18 December 2020

There is a total fire ban in Otago District Central Zone from 8am this morning (Friday 18 December).

A Special Day for the Nation's Firefighters

News and media|4 May 2020

Today Fire and Emergency New Zealand has released a video celebrating our people on International Firefighters’ Day.

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News and media|2 September 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 10 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Wednesday 2 September, the fifty-ninth time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

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