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.

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Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Change of fire seasons for mainland Auckland and the Hauraki Islands

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Change of fire seasons for mainland Auckland and the Hauraki Islands

7 Paengawhāwhā 2021

From 8 am Wednesday 7 April, Auckland mainland is changing to an open fire season, and the populated Hauraki Gulf Islands (Great Barrier, Waiheke, Kawau, Ponti and Rakino) are going into a restricted season. The conservation islands remain in a total fire ban.

An open fire season means you don’t need a permit to light an outdoor fire. A restricted season means you need to apply for a permit before being able to light a fire outside. People can check the fire season for their specific area at www.checkitsalright.nz

Principal Rural Fire Officer Thomas Harre says they have been generally pleased with how Aucklanders behaved with fire over the summer.

"There are a lot of rural spots around Auckland and our land managers complied really well to all the restrictions we had in place over the summer," Mr Harre says.

Mr Harre says while they have had enough rain to loosen the restrictions, there is still a potential fire danger around Auckland.

He says there is still potential for a fire to spread if the conditions are right, and anyone thinking of undertaking a burn should carefully plan it.

To apply for a fire permit or information on fire safety and tips for the safe lighting of fires, visit www.checkitsalright.nz and follow Auckland Rural Fire on Facebook and Instagram (@auckland.rural.fire). 

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