Home Fire Escape Planning

Get Out Fast !

If there is a fire in your home, you could have less than 2 minutes to get out safely once the smoke alarm sounds.

Fire drills are important for all homes, including apartment buildings and other high-rise structures. You need to know the basics of escape planning, from identifying two ways out of every room to getting low and going under smoke, and the importance of practicing how you would respond in an emergency.

Make Every Second Count! Helpful Hints

Draw a map of your home by using this grid with all members of your household, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit.
Practice your home fire drill twice a year. Conduct one at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out.
Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them.
Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire district firefighters to find.
Close doors behind you as you leave – this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire.
Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building.

Make a Home Fire Safety Plan

Your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planning

Home Fire Escape Planning

Get Out Fast !

Make Every Second Count! Helpful Hints

Make a Home Fire Safety Plan

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