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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Pegasus Beach Fire Update #9

4 November 2022 | Emergency Information

The fire at Pegasus Beach remained within containment lines overnight.
Incident Controller Graeme Knight says there were no major flare-ups through the evening.

Fire crews will continue to respond during one-hour career firefighters’ strike on Friday

3 November 2022 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency NZ will once again answer all 111 for Fire calls during the career firefighters’ full strike between 11am and 12pm on Friday 4 November.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #8

3 November 2022 | Emergency Information

Fire investigators have concluded their investigation into the start of the fire at Pegasus Beach.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #7

3 November 2022 | Emergency Information

The 130 evacuated residents of the Woodend Beach Holiday Park will be allowed to return home this evening as of 5pm through a managed re-occupation.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #6

3 November 2022 | Emergency Information

Ground crews and aerial waterbombing are making good progress in bringing the Pegasus Beach fire under control, Incident Controller Dave Berry says.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #5

3 November 2022 | Emergency Information

Four helicopters with monsoon buckets are dropping thousands of litres of water on the Pegasus Bay fire this morning, while seven ground crews are working.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #4

3 November 2022 | Emergency Information

The Pegasus Beach fire is still burning, and is covering an estimated 200 hectares of land.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #3

3 November 2022 | Emergency Information

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.