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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Lee Valley fire - Sunday update

News and media|11 February 2024

The fire at Lee Valley is now considered contained and controlled.

Lee Valley Fire Update #7

News and media|8 February 2024

Fire and Emergency is making steady progress fighting the fire burning in pine forest at Lee Valley and is aiming to have it fully contained by the end of tomorrow, although it will take longer to fully extinguish.

Matakana Fire Update #3

News and media|24 December 2023

Firefighters continue to work on containing a fire on Matakana Island near Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, with extra resources being sent to the island today.

Smoke alarms are life savers

News and media|21 September 2020

Smoke alarms saved lives this weekend - alerting residents to a kitchen fire in the Hawke’s Bay.

Smoke alarms save lives - stay safe this winter

News and media|6 May 2020

"If it wasn’t for the smoke alarms, we wouldn’t be here," says Merv Clearwater of East Taieri whose house was severely damaged by fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Live on TV house burn reaches 700,000 to show the speed and danger of fire

News and media|16 August 2023

Last night, Tuesday 15 August, Fire and Emergency partnered with TVNZ’s Seven Sharp to show viewers the devastating speed of fire, live on television.

Waipoua River fire update #8

News and media|2 March 2025

The Waipoua River fire is now contained, and evacuated whānau will start returning to the Waipoua settlement from this evening.

Fire and Emergency consulting over future of Newlands Fire Station

News and media|10 December 2019

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is to consult with the Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade, the Johnsonville Brigade (a composite brigade of career and volunteer personnel), the United Fire Brigades Association (UFBA) and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) about the future of the Newlands Fire Station.