Home Escape Plan
Make a map
Home Escape Plan
Your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planning. Pull together everyone in your household and make a plan.
How to make a Home Escape Plan
- Draw a map of your home. Show all doors and windows.
- Visit each room. Find two ways out.
- All windows and doors should open easily. You should be able to use them to get outside.
- Make sure your home has smoke alarms. Push the test button to make sure each alarm is working.
- Pick a meeting place outside. It should be in front of your home. Everyone will meet at the meeting place.
- Make sure your house or building number can be seen from the street.
- Talk about your plan with everyone in your home.
- Remember to dial 9-1-1 for help.
- Practice your home fire drill.
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NFPA Home Fire Escape Plan
