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

Teachers and Schools

This section explains our curriculum-based programmes and resources for primary aged children used by teachers and schools. The education resources in our school programmes are designed to be delivered by teachers and Kaiako for Years 1 and 2. 

Programmes and resources

  • Get Firewise

    The Get Firewise programme is a curriculum-based resource that gives children of primary age the knowledge and behaviour they need to stay fire safe and escape from a burning building.

  • Māui-tinei-ahi

    Māui-tinei-ahi is a fire-safety programme produced by Fire and Emergency New Zealand for year 1 and 2 students in Māori-medium classrooms.

  • Get out! Stay Out!

    Get Out! Stay Out! is an early childhood education school fire-safety programme for pre-school children aged from two to five years old.

  • E Puta! E Noho ki Waho!

    These Māori-medium resources for kōhanga reo and puna akoranga complement more advanced fire-safety resources in te reo Māori that tamariki meet when they start primary school.

  • Order physical resources

    Contact us or order resource kits, storybooks, stickers and certificates that accompany our programmes, as well as child fire-prevention information.

    The form is also available in te reo Māori(external link).

  • Protecting your school and assets

    Arson can have a significant impact on a school and its community. Fortunately, there are some simple steps all schools can take to improve fire safety and reduce the likelihood of arson on their grounds.

Contact us or request a firefighter visit

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Resources for Years 4 – 6

Currently there are no resources for Years 4 – 6. However, the Get Firewise resources can be adapted for these students.

Resources for parents, caregivers or whānau

Visit the Kids and Parents section to find resources for children.