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
Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Research and reports

E wātea ana tēnei whārangi ki te reo Māori
Tirohia ki te reo Māori

This section contains information about Fire and Emergency New Zealand's research and reporting activities.

Browse research reports

Heads up

Key learning taken from these various investigations are compiled and published in our "Heads Up" reports.

Fire weather station climatology data by Fire District

Product Recall documents

Fire Research and Investigation Unit

Operational reviews and reports

Reports, Operational Reviews and Action Plans

New Zealand Wildfire Summary

The New Zealand Wildfire Summary report looks at wildfire incidents in New Zealand over the previous year to provide learnings for future wildfire seasons and to help target local risk reduction initiatives.

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

PFAS means ‘per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances’ and is a collective term for more than 3,000 compounds containing fluorine that are used in a wide variety of consumer products, including food packaging, cookware, clothing, carpets, furniture, and cleaning products. They have also been used in firefighting foams that are used to fight liquid fuel fires (Class B foams).

Positive Workplace Culture Review and Action Plan

View our progress reports and other work relating to our ongoing Positive Workplace Culture Programme.

Te Hiku intensification research

National growth predictions suggest that over the coming decades Aotearoa New Zealand will see increased intensification in urban centres, coupled with stagnant or decreased populations in rural areas.