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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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.

Fire and Emergency received calls to 18 incidents during today’s strike

News and media|28 November 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 18 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Friday 28 November, the time of the strike action by members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU).

Fire and Emergency received calls for 13 incidents during today’s strike

News and media|1 July 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 13 incidents between 4.30pm and 5.30pm today, Wednesday 1 July, the forty-third time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

Fire and Emergency received calls for 17 incidents during today’s strike

News and media|24 April 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 17 incidents between midday and 1pm today, Friday 24 April, the twenty-seventh time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

Fire and Emergency received calls for 15 incidents during today’s strike

News and media|1 April 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 15 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Wednesday 1 April, the twenty-third time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

Smoke alarms and sprinklers save lives and property

News and media|12 May 2020

Smoke alarms and sprinkler systems saved two Auckland businesses yesterday (Monday 11 May) – a local rest home and a surgery practice - after successfully preventing fires from spreading or causing major damage.