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

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Firebreaks

Found in: Outdoor and rural fire safety | Protect your home from outdoor fires

A firebreak is defined in section 6 of the Act as “a natural or an artificial physical barrier against the spread of fire from or into any area of continuous flammable material.” As a risk reduction tool, a firebreak can provide a window of opportunity for suppression and evacuation.

Crews responding to multiple fires in Canterbury region

News and media|19 January 2024

Fire and Emergency crews are responding to multiple fires in the Canterbury region today.

Designers guide to firefighting operations

Found in: Building fire safety | Building and designing for fire safety

Please note that the consultation period for all chapters has closed.

Port Hills fire update #3

News and media|14 February 2024

Further evacuations are taking place due to the Port Hills fire near Christchurch.

Kaimaumau township in the Far North evacuated due to Waiharara Fire

News and media|19 December 2021

Residents of Kaimaumau township in the Far North are evacuating overnight as a scrub fire in Waiharara has spread faster than anticipated on Sunday.

Lee Valley Update #6

News and media|8 February 2024

Firefighters, helicopters and two heavy machinery operators are continuing their efforts to bring the Lee Valley fire under control.

Canterbury fires update #8 - Swannanoa

News and media|20 January 2024

Firefighting will continue until dark at the Swannanoa vegetation fire, which is burning over an estimated 12 hectares in and around the Waimakariri riverbed near Christchurch.

Multiple vegetations across South Island, residents evacuated

News and media|1 June 2024

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging South Islanders not to burn outdoor fires in the high winds today.