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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Interventions in Maori House fire mortality rates - report #14 (2001)
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Describing Wildfire Prone Areas in the NZ context - report #134 (2014)
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This research developed methods to map the risk of wildfire in rural-urban areas where flammable vegetation fuels intersect with people & property.

Climate and Severe Fire Seasons Part 1 - Report #11 (2001)
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Fire-related Injuries and Deaths Evidence Brief - report #207 [2022]
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Evidence Brief on 14 quantitative and qualitative studies commissioned by FENZ over the last 20 years on fire-related injuries and death

Hapori Māori in the Emergency Landscape Evidence Brief - report #206 [2023]
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Evidence Brief on working with iwi and hapori Māori to reduce the risk of fire-related hazards and to support response and recovery in emergencies

An Updated Fire Danger Climatology for New Zealand – report #202 [2023]
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To effectively manage the risk of vegetation fires, fire managers require knowledge of weather extremes and their likely occurrence

Fire and Emergency congratulates Honours recipients

News and media|31 December 2021

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan has congratulated four firefighters and support personnel from Clinton, Kawakawa, Ōpunake and Murchison who have been recognised with Queen’s Service Medals in the 2022 New Year’s Honours list released today.

Understanding Wildfire Carbon Emissions and Lessons for the Fire and Emergency Agency Literature Review - report #213 [2023]
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This literature review examines relationship between wildfires and carbon emissions and management strategies employed by fire and emergency agencies