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.

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.

Emergency call 111 Emergency text 111

Marae fire safety

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E ngā mana, E ngā reo, E ngā karangatanga maha, Tēnā koutou katoa. 

Most marae buildings pose a significant fire and evacuation risk for whānau and hapū. These fires are devastating and remind us of the need for greater fire safety measures on the marae.

Understand your risk

We would like to meet with you and see what fire dangers exist in and around your marae. 

We want to help you address any fire safety concerns you might have. We can also provide advice and information based on our experiences that might help you identify additional fire risks in your marae. 

From here, we can discuss fire safety systems that will protect your whānau, taonga, and property. We'll also show you how to become more 'firewise' in and around the marae. Our goal is to help you to protect your property so it's not lost forever.

No reira, me pupuri tātou ki ngā āhua o manaaki tangata – let us embrace the aspects of caring for one another.

Protecting marae from arson and rubbish fires 

Every year we attend hundreds of deliberately lit skip and bin fires that have spread to properties and businesses, causing significant loss and putting people’s lives at risk.  You can help reduce the risk of rubbish fires damaging your marae buildings.  

More information on bin and skip fires.   

Programmes for tamariki and rangatahi   

We have curriculum-based programmes and resources for Kōhanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa Māori.   

Māui Tinei Ahi

Ko tā tēnei tangata a Māui-tinei-ahi he whakaweto i te ahi. Kua whakaritea te hōtaka hei hōrapa atu ki ngā akoranga kura kaupapa Māori, me te nuinga o ngā kura reo rua hoki.  

E Puta! E Noho! Ki Waho!

These resources for kōhanga reo and puna akoranga have been developed by Fire and Emergency New Zealand, in consultation with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust, the Ministry of Education, and the Pou Takawaenga Māori. They are aligned with the curricula of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust and the Ministry of Education.  

Ahikura

Ahikura Whānau-Centered Fire Education is here to teach our taiohi and their whānau how to be safe around fire. But we do so much more than that. We build important relationships with taiohi and their whānau to help them towards a more positive future. Through our mahi, we help to change the lives of the taiohi and whānau we work with.  

Māori liaison team

If you’re interested in organising a visit to your marae to discuss fire safety, please call our Pou Takawaenga Māori (Māori Liaison Officers) on 0800 MAHUIKA (0800 6248452).

Or you can get in touch through our website by using our general enquiries form. 

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