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

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #3

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #3

3 November 2022

The fire which started at Pegasus Beach last night is still travelling fast in a southerly direction parallel to the beach, driven by the wind.

Incident Command Colin Russell says fire crews are continuing to do everything they can to slow its progress, and heavy machinery is being used to create firebreaks. As of 1.30am there had been no known loss of homes or other property.

All residents from the Woodend Beach Holiday Park have been evacuated as a precaution. Civil Defence has set up emergency accommodation at the Woodend Community Centre. Fire and Emergency held a meeting for evacuees and other community members earlier in the night to provide an update on the situation.

There have been no compulsory evacuations of other households in the Woodend area but some people have chosen to leave for the night, or have moved livestock.

Colin Russell has advised anyone feeling vulnerable at home to leave for the night. If possible they should stay with friends and family, but they can also stay at the Woodend Community Centre.

Fire and Emergency will hold another community meeting at the Woodend Community Centre at 10am.

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