How to Make A Home Fire Escape Plan

10/30/2023 (Permalink)

• Draw a floor plan or map of your home showing all the doors and windows.
• Visit each room and mark two ways out.
• All windows and doors should open easily. You should be able to use them to get outside.
• Make sure your home has smoke alarms. Smoke alarms should be in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of the home. Push the test button to make sure each alarm is working properly.
• Pick a meeting place outside in a safe location. It should be somewhere in front of your home. Everyone in your household will meet at that meeting spot.
• Make sure your house or building number can be seen from the street.
• Review your fire escape plan with everyone in your home.
• Make sure everyone in your home knows how to dial 911 or your local emergency number.
• Practice your home fire drill at least twice a year if not more!