Home Fire Escape Plan
Know Your Home Escape Plan
- Make a home escape plan for your family before a fire ever starts.
- Practice the plan with the whole family twice a year.
- Knowing how to react in the event of a fire gives you a better chance of escaping.
Check Your Plan!
- Does everyone know two ways out of each room? The first way is probably a door, and the second way out might be a window or another door.
- Do all windows and doors needed for escape open easily?
- Where is the place where everyone will meet outside? You want to be able to tell the fire department that everyone is out safely.
In Case of a Fire
- Follow the escape plan.
- Never open doors that are warm to the touch.
- Get out, stay out, and call 9-1-1! Don’t go back inside a burning building for anything or anyone. Firefighters have the training and the protective equipment to make rescues.
- If your exit routes are blocked by smoke, heat, or flames, stay in the room with doors closed. Place a wet towel under the door and call the fire department or 9-1-1. Open a window, and wave a brightly colored cloth or flashlight to signal for help.