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Buying and installing Smoke Alarms
You are four times more likely to survive a house fire if you have working smoke alarms. Learn about the devices that help to keep your home fire safe, including for those with special needs.
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Create an escape plan
Are you set up to get an early warning and get out, fast? Answer 10 quick questions about your home to make your 3-Step-Escape plan.
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Lithium-ion battery safety
These days, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are everywhere, in phones, laptops, power tools, and electric cars. They are light, compact, and long-lasting, but can be a fire hazard if they are damaged, mishandled, or improperly disposed of.
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In the event of a fire
What to do if you're involved in a fire, or if you see a fire, and how to begin picking up the pieces if a fire has damaged your home.
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Can I light a fire?
Learn about Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s fire controls and how we use them to reduce the risk of unwanted outdoor fires, for the management of public safety.
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When Wildfire Threatens
In a wildfire emergency, you may suddenly have to leave home for an extended period with little warning. The best thing you can do is prepare well and have your evacuation plan ready.
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School Firewise Programmes
Get Firewise is a curriculum-based resource that gives children of primary age the knowledge they need to stay fire safe and escape from a burning building.
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Hazardous substances
If you store or handle hazardous substances we need to know about them, to keep both you and our firefighters safe.
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Eke Taumata
Eke Taumata is a programme established to support Fire and Emergency to achieve long-term workplace culture change and ensure a positive work experience for our people.
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