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
Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Common Operating Picture recognised with international award

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Common Operating Picture recognised with international award

1 Hereturikōkā 2024

The Fire and Emergency New Zealand Data and Analytics Directorate was honoured with a Special Achievement in GIS (Geographic Information System) award at the 2024 Esri User Conference in San Diego on July 17th.

This award was presented in recognition of the team’s work on a Common Operating Picture (CoP) which was created during the Cyclone Gabrielle response. It emerged from the need to have a single geospatial platform for agencies to collate and visualise crucial situational awareness information during response and recovery activities.

The CoP had 34 government agencies, 5 commercial agencies, 215 individual accounts, and 30 different information and imagery datasets connected to share Fire and Emergency CoP data via ArcGIS.

The Esri User Conference recognises organisations around the world for their contribution to GIS technology.

Fire and Emergency is the only New Zealand organisation to be honoured for this Award in 2024.

“This award is a well-deserved acknowledgement of this mahi and highlights the exciting innovation happening within the team who seek to constantly improve the capability of our frontline crews,” says Hamish McEwen, Chief Data and Analytics Officer.

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