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

Waikato / Coromandel changes to open fire season

Waikato / Coromandel changes to open fire season

12 March 2021

Waikato/Coromandel is changing from a restricted to an open fire season at 8 am on Friday 12 March.

The areas moving into open fire season are from south of Bombay and Buckland, and includes Hamilton, Waipa, Otorohanga, Matamata-Piako, Hauraki, Thames-Coromandel, Waitomo, and the South Waikato as far south as Kinleith.

The change means you don’t need to apply for a fire permit it you want to light an open fire.

Principal Rural Fire Officer Matt Cook says while a permit is no longer required, it is important anyone planning on lighting an open-air fire thinks carefully about the conditions.

“We are still experiencing hot days where there’s the potential for a fire to spread,” Mr Cook says.

If you are planning on lighting a fire head to www.checkitsalright.nz for guidance.

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