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

Farms and rural businesses

Fire safety information for farms and rural businesses, including forestry.

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  • Fire safety checklists and planning

    Farmers and rural businesses need to be alert to the risk of fire on their land and take precautions.

  • Rural fire insurance

    Fires can cause financial and material losses to you, your family and your business. If a fire starts on your property, you might also be liable for other people's damages.

  • Small forest management

    Wildfires in forest plantations can cause significant economic loss and have the potential to spread beyond individual properties, exposing forest owners to considerable financial and business risk.

  • Using machinery and equipment

    Machinery is commonplace in rural areas. However, using machinery unsafely or failing to maintain machinery can increase the risk of starting a fire.