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.

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.

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.