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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Pigeon Valley Fire update 21 - 09:45 hours 09/02/2019

News and media|9 February 2019

Reminder: A state of emergency is still in place Community meetings A second meeting will be held today, Saturday 9 February: 11am Hope Church, 114 Ranzau Road Pigeon Valley fire The fire continued to burn actively overnight, passing the trigger point for evacuation for the Wakefield area at around midnight last night.

Building visits

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

Building visits are undertaken in accordance with the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017.

Switch off before you walk off

News and media|18 April 2020

Unattended cooking is the biggest cause of house fires in New Zealand – a fire risk that is higher than ever under the COVID-19 lockdown.

Auckland Floods and Cyclone Gabrielle Operational Review

Found in: Research and reports | Operational reviews and reports

Due to the significance of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, an internal operational review into Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s response has been undertaken.

Designers guide to firefighting operations

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

Transparency Statement

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Information gathering transparency statementThis statement sets out how Fire and Emergency New Zealand collects, safeguards and uses the information we need to support the work we are required to do under legislation to protect lives, property, land and the environment, and to meet our regulatory compliance obligations.

Wellington building fire update #1

News and media|16 May 2023

information about the fire at 160 Adelaide road Newtown

Port Hills fire update #3

News and media|14 February 2024

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