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.

Fire & Emergency New Zealand

News and media

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Inland Buller moves to Prohibited Fire Season

25 January 2023 | Fire Season Updates

Inland Buller is now in a Prohibited Fire Season, as conditions have reached the threshold for banning outdoor fires.

Open fires banned in much of Southland as fire danger rises

25 January 2023 | Fire Season Updates

Coastal Southland and all of the Department of Conservation estate, including Stewart Island, have moved into a Prohibited Fire Season today.

Canterbury moving to a restricted fire season

25 January 2023 | Fire Season Updates

The whole of Canterbury will move into a Restricted Fire Season on Thursday 26 January due to the increasing risk of wildfire.

Tasman fire largely contained

24 January 2023 | Emergency Information

A fire above the Shenandoah Saddle in the Tasman District is largely contained and SH65 has reopened under traffic management.

Firefighters decontaminating Stoke building after fire

24 January 2023 | Emergency Information

People in Stoke are asked to stay away from Elms St in Stoke while fire crews decontaminate a building where there has been a fire this morning.

Helicopters working to contain fire at Riwaka near Motueka

24 January 2023 | Emergency Information

Smoke from a fire in a forestry block at Riwaka Valley is visible from Motueka but no other property is at risk.

Long Gully (Coronet Peak) fire update #4

21 January 2023 | Emergency Information

Two crews of firefighters will return to the Long Gully fireground on the Skippers Road this morning to deal with a small number of hotspots. The road is open.

Long Gully (Coronet Peak) Update #1

20 January 2023 | Emergency Information

Ground crews and helicopters have resumed work on a vegetation fire at Long Gully on the Skippers Road this morning.