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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Outdoor fires discouraged in Northland

News and media|25 August 2021

Fire and Emergency New Zealand urges households and landowners across Northland not to light outdoor fires during lockdown, to save firefighters having to respond to calls from anxious neighbours and break their COVID-19 bubbles.

Restricted fire season lifted in Hawke’s Bay

News and media|17 April 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is revoking the restricted fire season for Hawke’s Bay as of 8am Wednesday 17 April, until further notice.

Holidaymakers urged to take care with fires in Coromandel this summer

News and media|23 December 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand urges caution around any activity involving flames, heat or fire on the Coromandel Peninsula over the summer months.

New Zealand International Conference Centre: Fire Investigation Report, Operational Review and Action Plan

Found in: Research and reports | Operational reviews and reports

Fire Investigation Report into the cause and origin of the 2019 New Zealand International Conference Centre fireFire and Emergency New Zealand has released the Fire Investigation Report determining the cause and origin of the fire at the New Zealand International Conference Centre in central Auckland on 22 October 2019.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand declares a prohibited fire season for Otago’s Clutha zone

News and media|20 January 2023

Otago’s Clutha zone has moved to a Prohibited Fire Season as of 8am today, Friday 20 January 2023, until further notice.

Unsafe driver behaviour putting firefighters at risk

News and media|10 June 2025

Firefighters are urging the public to take more care when driving around accident scenes as near misses continue to increase.

Auckland and Northland move to a restricted fire season

News and media|14 February 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Te Hiku Region (Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Te Tai Tokerau Northland) moves to a restricted fire season from 0700 Wednesday 14 February, until further notice.

Further fire restrictions for Mid-South Canterbury

News and media|21 December 2023

As summer starts to take hold across Mid-South Canterbury, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is declaring further fire season changes across the District.