Our 3-Step Escape Plan

  • First Escape Route
  • Second Escape Route
  • Meeting Place
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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

Waipara update #7

Waipara update #7

4 September 2024

The Waipara fire is now contained and controlled.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Incident Commander Brian Keown says firefighters have worked hard today to extinguish hotspots and pull apart the skid sites.

"Our crews made good progress today and we are pleased to say that we now have the fire under control. With the help of heavy machinery, we have now established 100% containment of the fire," Brian Keown says.

Tomorrow we will have approximately 50 firefighters on site supported by heavy machinery and tankers as they continue to open up the skid sites and extinguish hotspots.

We are making good process and the Incident Management Team is now planning for demobilisation and recovery.

The Canterbury District (north of the Rakaia River to just north of Clarence River) continues to have a prohibition on open air fires under section 52 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 until 11.59pm on Monday 9 September.

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