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Home Fire Escape Plans
Home Fire Escape Plans
Knowing what to do before a fire occurs can save yours or a family members life.
Develop an escape plan for your family today. The entire family should be
involved in the development of a home fire escape plan, which should include the
following:
Develop
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Draw a floor plan of your home.
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Find two exits from every room. (Remember...windows can serve as emergency exits
too.)
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Designate a meeting place that is a safe distance
outside of the home.
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Practice getting out of the house through ALL of the exits.
Activate (If a fire occurs and you must activate your home escape plan)
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Keep low to the floor and crawl to the door.
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Feel the door before you open it.
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Be sure the upper, middle, and lower parts of the
door are not hot to the touch. If the door is not hot, open its slowly. If
smoke or hot gases rush into the room when you open the door, quickly close it
and seek another method of escape.
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Get below the smoke and get out by the quickest
and safest route.
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If the door is hot, leave it closed! Use your
alternate escape route.
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Remember, windows can be used as emergency exits.
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You can use an escape ladder, a knotted rope or an existing fire escape.
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You may be able to climb out on the roof and drop
to the ground.
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Never use an elevator. They can easily malfunction during a fire.
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Once you're out, STAY OUT!
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Go to your designated meeting place.
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When everyone is safely out of the building, go to
a neighbor's house and call 911.
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ESCAPE FIRST, THEN CALL!
Download your Home Escape Plan
here
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