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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Fire and Emergency says be firewise in Otago this weekend

News and media|20 November 2020

Fire and Emergency is expecting seasonal winds across Otago this weekend to increase the fire danger to very high.

Restricted fire season for Otago Central and Lakes zones.

News and media|7 March 2022

The Central and Lakes zones in the Otago Fire District will move back to a restricted fire season at 8am on Monday 7 March 2022.

Change in fire season status for Auckland

News and media|24 January 2020

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is updating its fire season status for the Auckland region.

Prohibited fire season for the Hauraki Gulf Islands

News and media|30 November 2021

The Hauraki Gulf Islands will move to a prohibited fire season from Wednesday 1 December 2021 at 08:00am.

Fire and Emergency declares a prohibited fire season for Dunedin, Strath Taieri, Mopanui, and Coastal Waitaki

News and media|31 January 2023

Dunedin, Strath Taieri, Mopanui, and Coastal Waitaki zones have moved to a prohibited fire season as of 8am this morning (31 January 2023), until further notice

Upper Waitaki Fire Update # 1

News and media|17 January 2024

Firefighters supported by three helicopters are working to bring a large grass fire under control near Lake Benmore in the Upper Waitaki area of Otago.

Restricted fire season for Waikato

News and media|3 February 2021

The Waikato district will move to a restricted fire season from 8am Wednesday 3 February.

Volatile wildfire conditions in the Mackenzie Basin

News and media|8 January 2024

People living in semi-rural areas in the Mackenzie Basin should take yesterday’s fire near Lake Ōhau as a warning about how quickly fire can spread and threaten homes, the area’s most senior Fire and Emergency officer says.