What to do in the event of a fire.

If the worst should happen, and there is a fire in your house, at the first sign of fire:

• If there are others in the house, shout ‘FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!’
• ‘Get Down, Get Low, Get out – Fast.’
• Get on your hands and knees and crawl low and fast to escape smoke. Heat and smoke rise so it is easier to breathe and to see at ground level.
• If you can, close doors behind you to stop the fire spreading.
• Always keep your keys in the door deadlocks when you are at home. People have died in fires because their doors have been deadlocked with the keys kept elsewhere and they couldn’t get out.
• Call 111 immediately either from a mobile phone or a neighbour’s house.
• Once out, stay out – never go back inside.
• Meet at the planned meeting place – somewhere safely away from the house.
• If you can’t get out of the house, close the door of the room you are in and put a towel under it to stop the smoke coming in. Go to the window and yell ‘FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!’ Wait to be rescued.

What to tell the Fire Service.

When you call 111 you will need to give our staff the following information to help us find the fire:

• House Number
• Street Name
• Nearest Intersection
• Suburb and City
• Rural Address Property Identification (RAPID) number if you have one.