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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

Open fire season for Wairarapa and Tararua

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Open fire season for Wairarapa and Tararua

6 Paengawhāwhā 2021

Wairarapa and Tararua Districts will be moving to an open fire season as at 8am Wednesday 7 April.

Principal Rural Fire Officer Phill Wishnowsky says the area has become greener with cooler temperatures and increased overnight dews. This has reduced the fire danger to the extent Wairarapa and Tararua can be moved to an open fire season.

"While the fire danger has reduced, we still ask people to be safe and careful around fire," he says.

"Follow our safety tips on www.checkitsalright.nz when lighting a fire so it doesn’t get away on you."

"Thank you to everyone for their support and vigilance so far this summer to keep the Wairarapa and Tararua fire safe."

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