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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Prohibited fire season in Thames-Coromandel

20 December 2021 | Fire Season Updates

Thames-Coromandel is now in a prohibited fire season.

West Coast – stay fire safe this summer

20 December 2021 | Announcements

Summer means warmer weather and a higher risk of wildfire.

Kaimaumau township in the Far North evacuated due to Waiharara Fire

19 December 2021 | Emergency Information

Residents of Kaimaumau township in the Far North are evacuating overnight as a scrub fire in Waiharara has spread faster than anticipated on Sunday.

Update on vegetation fire in Far North

19 December 2021 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency ground crews and helicopters have returned to a large vegetation fire which covers approximately 350 hectares of land in Waiharara, Far North

Temporary fireworks ban in the Mackenzie Basin over summer

14 December 2021 | Fire Season Updates

A temporary fireworks ban covering the Mackenzie Basin will come into effect on Wednesday 15 December.

Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients recognised

7 December 2021 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel from Matamata, Dannevirke, Kaiapoi, Rotorua and New Plymouth were presented with their Queen’s Birthday Honours today.

Hawke’s Bay - check it’s alright.

3 December 2021 | Announcements

Hawke’s Bay Fire and Emergency is urging people to think about fire safety as we approach warmer weather.

Prohibited fire season for the Hauraki Gulf Islands

30 November 2021 | Fire Season Updates

The Hauraki Gulf Islands will move to a prohibited fire season from Wednesday 1 December 2021 at 08:00am.