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.

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Firefighters respond to over 800 calls for assistance

16 February 2026 | Emergency Information

Firefighters are continuing to respond to calls for assistance from people affected by the storm moving across the country.

Mount Maunganui landslide update #3

24 January 2026 | Emergency Information

Urban Search and Rescue continued to work through the night on the search for persons unaccounted for at the Mount Maunganui landslide.

Mount Maunganui landslide update

23 January 2026 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is continuing the search for persons unaccounted for at the Mount Maunganui landslip.

Welcome Bay and Mount Maunganui landslide updates

22 January 2026 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency is continuing the search for persons unaccounted for at the Mount Maunganui and Welcome Bay landslips.

Wellington diesel spill final update

6 January 2026 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have left the scene of a large diesel spill in Wellington.

Wellington diesel spill update

6 January 2026 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are at the scene of a large diesel spill in Wellington this morning.

Fernhill Fire Hawke’s Bay Update #4

24 December 2025 | Emergency Information

Fernhill Fire in Hawke's Bay now fully contained and 95 percent extinguished.

Fernhill Fire Hawkes Bay Update #3

23 December 2025 | Emergency Information

The fire at Fernhill in Hawkes Bay has been contained with no additional damage to structures.