Early Escape Fire Safety

Early Escape Recommendations

Your life and that of your family can be saved by foresight, planning, discussing and rehearsal.

Even when you have complied with every item in this Home Fire Safety Checklist, you still need to have a plan for early warning and escape in case a fire does occur.

Many fire deaths and fire injuries are actually caused by smoke and gases. Victims inhale smoke and poisonous gases that rise ahead of the flames. Survival depends on being warned as early as possible and having an escape plan.

ESCAPE PLAN

Planning ahead, rehearsing, thinking, and acting clearly are keys to surviving a fire. How prepared are you?

• Establish advanced family planning for escape. It is an important partner with smoke detectors and it will prepare you for a fire emergency.
• Include small children as a part of the discussion and rehearsal. It is especially important to make sure they understand that they must escape; they can't hide from fire under a bed or in a closet.
• If you have a disabled person (someone who is wheelchair- or bed-bound, confused or dis-orientated, etc.) in your home, notify your fire department and request any assistance needed in setting-up and practicing escape plans.

YES    NOEarly Escape Fire Safety Checklist

|_____|   |_____|The family has an escape plan and an alternate escape plan.

|_____|   |_____|If my family has a disabled member (someone who is wheelchair- or bed-bound, etc.), the escape plans assign someone in the home to assist that person evacuate the home.

|_____|   |_____|Escape routes and plans are rehearsed periodically.

|_____|   |_____|The escape plan includes choosing a place safely outside the house where the family can meet to be sure everyone got out safely.

|_____|   |_____|At least two exits from each part of the house are established.

|_____|   |_____|The fire department number is posted on every telephone.

|_____|   |_____| All Members have been instructed on the use of calling 911.