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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Helpful tips to reduce fire risks outside your home

News and media|23 September 2020

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is keen for Kiwis to protect their homes from the risk of fire.

Celebrate without fireworks this Lunar New Year

News and media|10 February 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people to be extra cautious during their Lunar New Year celebrations this weekend.

Fireworks banned in Mackenzie Basin and Ashburton Lakes this summer

News and media|16 December 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has imposed a temporary ban on all fireworks activity in the Mackenzie Basin and the Ashburton Lakes from Sunday 15 December to the end of March 2025.

Waikato residents urged to check electric blankets before winter

News and media|29 March 2023

Urban and rural residents in the Waikato are being urged to get their electric blankets checked before the cold weather sets in.

Far North moves into prohibited fire season

News and media|20 December 2023

Muri Whenua will move into a prohibited fire season from 8am on Wednesday 20 December, until further notice.

Restricted fire season begins for Porirua and Kāpiti Coast

News and media|28 January 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for the Porirua and Kāpiti Coast areas from 8am today, until further notice.

Supporting work to reduce firefighter occupational cancer risks

News and media|6 March 2020

For more than 150 years, fire service organisations have been at the heart of New Zealand communities.