Our 3-Step Escape Plan

  • First Escape Route
  • Second Escape Route
  • Meeting Place
Notes

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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.

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Correction to Port Hills Update #21

20 Huitanguru 2024 | Fire Season Updates

Correction - 5mm of rain fell on the Port Hills fire this morning -

Port Hills fire update #20

19 Huitanguru 2024 | Emergency Information

Port Hills fire update - a southerly change this evening will assist crews with cooling the land. This will help the infrared cameras to identify hot spots.

Waikari Valley fire update #3

19 Huitanguru 2024 | Emergency Information

Evacuated residents have returned home on Monday afternoon.

Port Hills fire update #19

19 Huitanguru 2024 | Emergency Information

Drone crews have identified 17 more hotspots at the Port Hills fire, meaning there are now 40 hotspots that firefighters are actively working to extinguish.

Waikari Valley and Port Hills fire updates - 9am Monday

19 Huitanguru 2024 | Emergency Information

Updates for the fires at Waikari Valley and Port Hills in Canterbury.

Port Hills Update #17

18 Huitanguru 2024 | Announcements

Firefighters have eliminated half of the hotspots on the Port Hills that were identified by thermal imaging last night and early this morning.

Port Hills Fire Update #16

18 Huitanguru 2024 | Announcements

Overnight drone flights across the Port Hills fireground have identified hotspots that ground crews will be targeting in today’s firefighting operations.

Port Hills Update #15

17 Huitanguru 2024 | Announcements

The Port Hills fire has been contained within a 24km perimeter and firefighters are strengthening containment lines before strong winds arrive.