Our 3-Step Escape Plan

  • First Escape Route
  • Second Escape Route
  • Meeting Place
Notes

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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.

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Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Fire permits suspended in Grey District

Fire permits suspended in Grey District

19 January 2023

Fire and Emergency has suspended all fire permits in the Grey District due to the current water shortage and will not be issuing any new permits until there has been significant rainfall.

West Coast District Manager Myles Taylor said that fighting vegetation fires used large amounts of water, which would place additional pressure on local water supplies that were already depleted.

Contingency measures are already in place to ensure water is available for firefighting. Fire and Emergency has moved two additional water tankers to Greymouth and is looking at further proactive steps. A decision on moving the Grey District to a prohibited fire season will be made based on the long-term weather forecast.

“Our district leadership team is monitoring the situation closely,” Myles Taylor said. “We would like people to help us by being very careful about any activities that could spark a fire, and not to light any outdoor fires as conditions are very dry.”

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