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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Kirwee fire update #10

News and media|6 February 2024

Firefighters have continued to make good process on extinguishing the fire at Kirwee on Tuesday.

Recruitment process

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Interested in a career as a firefighter? Find out more about the application process and the steps we take to ensure we pick the best people for the job.

Parikino fire update #4

News and media|15 December 2025

A crew will monitor a vegetation fire burning in Lismore Forest near Parikino overnight, says Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

Outdoor fires prohibited in Manawatū-Whanganui coastal areas

News and media|20 February 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited fire season in Manawatū-Whanganui’s coastal areas from 8am on Friday 21 February, until further notice.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Training Accreditation

News and media|29 June 2023

Today NZQA has published an External Evaluation and Review (EER) into Fire and Emergency’s approval and accreditation of its NZQA accredited training programmes and unit standards.

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 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 22 incidents during today’s strike

News and media|19 June 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 22 incidents between midday and 1pm today, Friday 19 June, the forty-first time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.