Our 3-Step Escape Plan

  • First Escape Route
  • Second Escape Route
  • Meeting Place
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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.

Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Waikato wetland fire update #7

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Waikato wetland fire update #7

A drone sighting in the area near the Waikato wetland fire forced Fire and Emergency to halt all air operations for a short time this afternoon.

Incident Controller Mark Tinworth says this is standard practice because drones are a serious threat to aircraft.

"A mid-air collision between a drone and a helicopter could have fatal consequences," he says.

"Members of the public must not fly drones anywhere near the fireground.

"This impacted our ability to fight this fire as air operations have been our main avenue for suppression of the fire."

The drone was quickly grounded and air operations were able to resume after a break of around 10 minutes.