Fire Escape Plan

Hopefully disaster will never effect you and your loved ones, but if it does you should be prepared. One of the things that should be done to prepare for disaster is to prepare a Fire Escape Plan. Below are five steps that will help you prepare your own Fire Escape Plan.

Step 1 - Floor Plan: Draw an outline of your home on a piece of graph paper showing all bedrooms, doors, windows and stairs.
Step 2 - Bedroom Inspections: Determine two ways out of each bedroom area. The doorway would be the normal exit. The window would be an emergency exit. However, in cases such as a highrise complex, the occupants may not have an alternate exit from their rooms. These individuals should close their air vents, stuff sheets under the door to keep smoke out and slightly raise a window to allow fresh air inside. Test the windows and screens to see if you and your child can open them. Purchase a chain escape ladder for exit out of upstairs bedroom windows. Serious injury could result from jumping.
Step 3 - Meeting Place: The family should agree on an outside meeting place in the event of a fire. This will ensure that everyone is safely outside. Under NO circumstances should anyone re-enter a burning dwelling.
Step 4 - Calling the fire department: Using a neighbors telephone call the fire department. In Anne Arundel County Dial 911. Give the dispatcher your name, address of the fire and the telephone number from where you are calling.
Step 5 - Prepardness: Hold regular fire drills with the entire family.

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Last updated March 16, 2006