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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Pūrongo ā Tau | Annual Report 2022/23

Found in: About Us | Key documents

Winter fire safety

This winter, see a fire before it starts Every year, as temperatures drop, we see a significant increase in the number of house fires.

Fire and Emergency National Strategy 2019-2045
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Sets out how we will continue to meet our communities' needs and build a respectful and inclusive organisation that is well placed for the future.

New Zealand Professional Firefighters Collective Employment Agreement

Found in: Work or Volunteer for us | Collective Employment Agreements

On this page: Current pay and conditions for Firefighter Pay and conditions for other positions covered by the PFU collective agreement Current pay and conditions for FirefightersThe Collective Agreement between Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the NZPFU covers members who are paid firefighters and station officers, communications centre staff, and other operational roles such as trainers, volunteer support officers, and advisors who deliver community readiness and risk reduction services to communities.

Key documents

Found in: About Us

This includes our Annual Reports, CE Expenses or Strategy or Governance (Statement of Intents) documents.

Hawke’s Bay Recovery Team Pilot Evaluation - report #189 (2022)
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Evaluation of Hawke’s Bay recovery team pilot to facilitate future support and recovery work

Understanding how firefighters engage with learning technologies Report #172 [2019]
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Fire and Emergency commissioned this research to deepen the understanding of their learners to inform decisions about the future of learning resources