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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Lifetime of a building

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The following outlines ten main stages when considering the overall building life cycle in the context of fire safety.

Pilot Study to Identify Strategies to Assess Vegetation Fire Hazards - Report #10 (2001)
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About the job

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Changing public behaviour: enhanced and improved communication of fire danger Report #156 (2017)
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This research explored the role of fire danger rating systems in communicating fire risk and how they relate to behaviour change.

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Prohibited Fire Season declared in Taranaki, Whanganui and Ruapehu

News and media|7 February 2020

Taranaki, Whanganui and Ruapehu regions are now in a prohibited fire season.

24 new career firefighters join Fire and Emergency New Zealand

News and media|27 March 2025

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has welcomed 24 new career firefighters at their graduation ceremony at the National Training Centre (NTC) in Rotorua.

Hold off lighting outdoor fires during the COVID-19 Lockdown

News and media|31 March 2020

"I know we all want to get odd jobs done and clean up while we have more time at home but please do not burn unnecessary fires such as household rubbish or garden waste.