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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Increased fire risk brings fire season changes across Otago

News and media|17 December 2023

A sharp increase in fire risk has brought about a number of fire season changes across the Otago District as of 8am on Monday 18 December, until further notice.

Recreational and cultural fires

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety

Planning on lighting a cooking fire, bonfire or campfire in a backcountry, rural or coastal location on your next outdoor adventure?

Generators pose fire risks - here’s how to be safe

News and media|3 March 2023

Fire and Emergency encourages people in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti to be aware of the fire hazards associated with running a generator.

Fire and Emergency NZ releases independent review of NZICC fire

News and media|6 October 2020

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has released an independent operational review it commissioned into last October’s New Zealand International Conference Centre fire in Auckland.

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.

The Fire and Emergency levy

Found in: About Us

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is mainly funded by a levy on contracts of insurance where property is insured against the risk of fire.

Rural fire insurance

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety | Farms and rural businesses

Everyone who works, lives on or uses rural land should think about insurance. Here's a basic guide to the two types of rural fire insurance available.

The threat of rural fire

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety | Protect your home from outdoor fires

Protect your home with Wildfire Safer Housing Guide | Urban–Rural Interface | Community responsibility to the threat of rural fire