EXPERIENCED CERTIFIED EVACUATION CONSULTANTS
Approved fire evacuation packages
Evacuation Now will ensure you are provided with a fire service approved evacuation scheme, relevant signage, and full training prior to completing a fire service notified trial evacuation.
As your operation grows we will work with you to ensure you are ready to implement an evacuation scheme as legislation requires.
When your operation meets certain criteria, you are required to have a fire procedure, or have a fire service approved evacuation scheme in place, which is exercised at regular intervals.
Evacuation Strategies
At Evacuation Now we understand that every building, its use and setting are different, our strategies are put together with these factors in mind.
With a vast knowledge of fire alarm systems, we work with alarm companies to ensure the alarm works with the evacuation scheme, ensuring the occupants of your building are evacuated in the safest way possible.
Safety training
Once we have assessed what procedures you currently have in place, we can fine tune our training to ensure it is tailored to meet the needs of your team, starting with general alarm response, specific duties of wardens, and follow on actions of senior staff, such as dealing with the media, and working through contingency plans during unplanned disruption.
Where appropriate we will train teams to reset local smoke alarms, operate Emergency Warden Intercommunication Systems, and provide insight to the Coordinated Incident Management System.
Focus on clients' needs and the operational use of the building
- Strong background in evacuation planning, management and Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS)
- Accurate and detailed understanding of various alarm systems, including Emergency Warden Intercommunication Systems (EWIS)
- Promotes the benefits of scenario-based training
- Experience with large healthcare facilities, childcare and rest homes
- Provides support in dealing with crowd control and confrontation during evacuation
What We Do
Evacuation & Safety Consultants
Phil Jackson
Certified Evacuation Consultant
As a certified fire evacuation consultancy company...
...we can help you meet the fire evacuation requirements of new buildings as well as improvements to existing procedural structure in order to reduce organisational safety risk, the associated financial loss and promote a culture of preparedness. To support our current delivery, we bring the transferable skills expected from industries such as the UK police force, NZ private investigation and security industry, such as clear communication, active listening and solutions-focused approach. We are experienced in supporting large corporates, and providing pivotal support and advice to operations that have attracted or have the risk of attracting media attention. We have worked to prevent disruption from issue-motivated groups, ensuring companies can continue to operate safely.
Shane Gibbons
Certified Evacuation Consultant
As a certified fire evacuation consultancy company...
...help building owners and facility managers meet the fire evacuation requirements and improve existing procedural structures to reduce organisational safety risk and promote a culture of preparedness. I take the hassle out of regulatory compliance by completing end-to-end evacuation schemes under the Fire and Emergency NZ Evacuation Regulations 2018, conducting practical risk assessments tailored to your property, and delivering hands-on staff training and trial evacuations.
To support my delivery, I bring over 15 years of operational leadership and transferable skills from high-stakes environments—including Fire and Emergency NZ, Corrections NZ operational management, and volunteer fire service. Whether guiding routine compliance or providing pivotal advice for high-risk operations, I deliver the clear communication, proactive solutions, and practical guidance needed to keep your occupants safe and your building audit-ready.
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Massey University and Evacuation Now Ltd are working in partnership to gather information on human behavior during building evacuations. This information is used by the students in their projects, and by lecturers for their research.
