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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Be fire safe during COVID-19 lockdown

News and media|18 August 2021

Fire and Emergency is ready to respond to emergencies during Level 4 COVID lockdown, as always.

Port Hills update #13

News and media|16 February 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people to stay away from the Port Hills area for their recreational activities this weekend.

Fire and Emergency’s top tips for staying fire safe this winter

News and media|29 April 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has some simple steps to keep people safe from fire as the temperature drops.

Smoke alarms prove lifesaving in Titahi Bay

News and media|13 April 2021

A resident in Titahi Bay is thankful for the smoke alarms that alerted them and their neighbours to a kitchen fire over the weekend.

Large fire at recycling plant in Wairau Valley Auckland

News and media|24 April 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted to a well involved fire at a recycling plant on Hillside Road in Wairau Valley Auckland at 17.24 this evening.

New Twizel Fire Station resource garage brings rural and urban together

News and media|14 September 2019

The new resource garage at Twizel Fire Station means the Twizel Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade and Twizel Volunteer Fire Brigade along with Twizel St John Ambulance are now supporting and protecting their community from the same site.

Auckland Floods and Cyclone Gabrielle Operational Review

Found in: Research and reports | Operational reviews and reports

Due to the significance of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, an internal operational review into Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s response has been undertaken.

Fire and Emergency implores the Far North to take fire prohibitions more seriously

News and media|10 February 2020

Firefighters in the Far North are urging their communities to take the current fire prohibitions more seriously.