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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Taranaki LAC

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Taranaki Local Advisory Committee - mihi mai rā.

New Zealand firefighters leave to assist in New South Wales

News and media|17 November 2019

Twenty-six New Zealand firefighters are departing for Australia on Sunday (Sunday 17 November) to help fight the wild fires that have been raging in New South Wales since the start of September.

Port Hills Update #15

News and media|17 February 2024

The Port Hills fire has been contained within a 24km perimeter and firefighters are making strenuous efforts to strengthen containment lines before the onset of strong winds that are forecast to develop tomorrow afternoon.

Walter Peak Update #7

News and media|8 October 2026

Cooler temperatures and light rain overnight have helped suppress the vegetation fire at Walter Peak, providing firefighters with more favourable conditions as operations continue today.

Investment in New West Coast Emergency Management Hub will Strengthen Community Resilience

News and media|24 August 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is converting a building beside the Greymouth Fire Station into an Emergency Management Hub that will house both its own West Coast based frontline operational leadership and West Coast Emergency Management.

Remember to pēhia te button | press the pātene to check your smoke alarms this daylight saving

News and media|30 March 2023

This daylight saving, Sunday 2 April, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is encouraging everyone to remember to pēhia te button | press the pātene to check their smoke alarms are in working order.

Six-person team to assist with wildfire response in Canada

News and media|5 August 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is deploying six incident management specialists to Canada this week to support the country’s response to extensive wildfires.

New First Response Unit to better serve St Arnaud community

News and media|26 May 2026

The St Arnaud community will get a swifter response to medical emergencies now that the Lake Rotoiti Volunteer Fire Brigade has become a First Response Unit.