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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Long Gully (Coronet Peak) fire update #4

News and media|21 January 2023

Two crews of firefighters will return to the Long Gully fireground on the Skippers Road this morning to deal with a small number of hotspots.

Hawke's Bay fires 5pm update

News and media|22 October 2025

Firefighters continue to actively work to bring the three active fires in the Pōrangahau area under control.

Rain and snow dampen down Pukaki Downs and Tekapo wildfires Update #8

News and media|22 September 2023

UPDATE: As of Friday afternoon, State Highway 80 from Pukaki to Aoraki/Mount Cook is now closed due to heavy snow.

Fire and Emergency received calls for 15 incidents during today’s strike

News and media|2 January 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 15 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Friday 2 January, the time of the most recent strike action taken by members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU).

OIA 10739 part 2 - Table of all incidents attended for 2022
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OIA 10739 part 2

Smoke Alarms: Insights into fire-related experiences, motivation and actions - report #186 (2022)
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The research aims to explore behavioural insights around the role of smoke alarms.

Pigeon Valley Fire: A Questionnaire study about the evacuation process - report #183 (2021)
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The research aims to investigate how people affected by the fire perceived the wildfire threat and responded to it.

Scoping Principle Factors and Parameters to include in an Environmental Stewardship Model - Report #154 (2017)
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