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
Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Fire and Emergency seeking community voices for new Local Advisory Committees

Fire and Emergency seeking community voices for new Local Advisory Committees

14 March 2024

Fire and Emergency currently works with seven Local Advisory Committees (LACs) around the country to ensure communities’ voices and interests are reflected in our national and local planning. LACs provide us with independent advice on what their communities value, their needs and the risks they face.  

We’re on a journey towards having a committee in every local area across the country. We are establishing four additional LACs, in Southland, Taranaki, Waikato and Nelson-Tasman. At the same time, we are also recruiting for new members for our existing Hawke’s Bay LAC. 

To join these committees, we’re seeking applications from people with governance and/or strategic management experience, who are well-connected and respected within diverse community and industry groups and able to provide deeper insights into their views and concerns.  

This is an important opportunity for communities to have a voice in how we deliver Fire and Emergency’s services locally. 

LACs help to shape the future of Fire and Emergency’s support for communities by enabling us to better understand what matters to you – now and in the future. This means we can better support you to prepare for, respond to, and recover well from emergencies when they happen. 

We know some of the risks faced by our local communities and industries. But you will know more. We need local people with the networks, knowledge and experience to help us build this picture. 

To find out what we look for in LAC members, and to apply, visit www.fireandemergency.nz/LACs. 

Applications open on 14 March and close on 14 April 2024. 

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