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

Different ways to volunteer

Four roles, all essential

There are four roles that keep our brigades running.

Firefighter

If you’re the sort who likes a challenge and learning new skills, Volunteer Firefighter could be the role for you.

You’ll be frontline and hands-on at many different incidents. You’ll fight fires, which make up a third of our call-outs, attend medical emergencies, motor vehicle collisions, search and rescue, weather events, natural disasters, and deal with hazardous substances.

You’ll also be trained as a Medical Co-Responder, gaining valuable skills in emergency response, alongside a wide range of technical, teamwork, and leadership skills for when you’re first on the scene.

Operational Support

Operational Support are the team behind the team on the frontline, helping firefighters and medical crews do their jobs safely and effectively. They protect the people protecting the public.

The role involves a wide range of practical tasks and specialist training. Operational Support volunteers help manage traffic and pedestrians, close roads, transport essential equipment, provide lighting and refreshments to frontline crews, and support communities during and after emergencies and natural disasters. Some are also trained as Medical Co-Responders.

With so many different ways to contribute, Operational Support is a role that suits all sorts of people, skills, and backgrounds.

Medical First Responders

Medical First Responder is a specialist role essential to our service and vital to communities across New Zealand. Medical First Responders are specially trained to attend a range of medical and health-related incidents, often first on-scene providing urgent care until ambulance crews arrive.

Only a small number of brigades offer this role, making it a unique opportunity for people with the background, skills, and desire to help others in their community.

Brigade Support

A lot goes on behind the scenes of your local brigade. There’s day-to-day admin, working with communities to reduce the risk of house fires and many other things that keep the place running smoothly. If you’re the sort who wants to help but not on the frontline, your local brigade could really use you.