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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Our communities and our workforce are changing

News and media|9 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023

By 2038, more than 50 percent of New Zealanders will be from non-European backgrounds and our communities will speak more than 200 languages.

Temuka Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrates 150 years serving Mid-South Canterbury

News and media|11 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2024

Temuka Volunteer Fire Brigade is celebrating one-and-a-half centuries of serving its community at an event taking place at the fire station this month.

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Statement from Fire and Emergency Chief Executive Kerry Gregory

News and media|17 Huitanguru 2023

It was with a heavy heart last night we received the news that our Muriwai firefighter Craig Stevens, who was rescued in the early hours of Tuesday morning from the Muriwai landslide, would no longer be with us.

A big thanks to Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s nearly 12,000 volunteers

News and media|14 Pipiri 2024

"Volunteers are the backbone of New Zealand’s fire response, and every day we are grateful for their commitment, skill and professionalism," Fire and Emergency New Zealand Chief Executive Kerry Gregory says.

Statement from Fire and Emergency Chief Executive - Muriwai Search and Rescue

News and media|15 Huitanguru 2023

On Monday night, two of our firefighters were trapped in a collapsed house after a landslide at Muriwai.

Cromwell Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrates 150th anniversary

News and media|10 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2024

Cromwell’s Chief Fire Officer Neil Gillespie, a volunteer firefighter for 31 years, is welcoming the opportunity to celebrate the Cromwell Volunteer Fire Brigade’s 150th anniversary this weekend and to reflect on a brigade built on pride in a common purpose.