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The Fire Evacuation module manages your centre’s obligations under New Zealand fire safety legislation. It’s separate from the Emergency & Drills module because fire evacuation has its own regulatory framework — your scheme must be approved by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ), and trial evacuations must be conducted and reported every four months.

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What’s in the module

Evacuation scheme — a full lifecycle record of your FENZ-approved fire evacuation scheme, including the approval details, documents, and all correspondence with FENZ. Trial reports — a record of every trial evacuation, organised into three four-monthly periods each year (P1, P2, P3). The module tracks which periods are complete and when the next one is due.

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Two things to keep on top of

Your scheme must be current. All NZ early childhood centres are legally required to have an approved fire evacuation scheme from FENZ. A centre with no scheme, or an expired scheme, is non-compliant — this is flagged prominently in the module and on your dashboard. Trial evacuations must happen every four months. Each trial generates a report that records the outcome against a standard checklist and captures whether the report was submitted to FENZ. The module tracks your P1, P2, and P3 periods for the year and shows what’s due and when.

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Dashboard

The Fire Evacuation module contributes a status card to your main dashboard showing:
  • Your scheme status (current, in progress, expired, or no scheme)
  • Your next trial due date and which period it falls in
Both turn red if action is needed — so you can see at a glance whether your centre is on track.