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

Current testing dates

Successful candidates who are offered employment from this round will be placed on a 12-week training course.

Where do we need firefighters?

This application round, opening 11 April - 10 June 2025, we are recruiting for firefighters in:

  • Auckland

  • Tairāwhiti

  • Hawkes Bay

  • Taranaki

  • Manawatū-Whanganui

  • Wellington

  • Timaru

  • Dunedin

Current Testing Dates

Testing dates for this intake (applications open now, until 10 June) will shortly be confirmed.

Successful candidates who are offered employment from this round, will be placed on a 12-Week Recruit Training Course in Rotorua, commencing April 2026.