Escape Plan

10/14/2019 (Permalink)

Two minutes to escape

In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Escape planning and practice can help you make the most of the time you have,giving everyone enough time to get out.

?Do you have working smoke alarms in your home?

?Do you have a smoke alarm in every sleeping room and outside each sleeping area? .

? Is there a smoke alarm on each level of the home, including the basement?

? Do you test your smoke alarms at least once a month? (Have a grown-up push the test button to check if the batteries work.)

? Do you know the sound of your smoke alarms?

? How old are your smoke alarms? (If they’re more than 10 years old, you need new ones.)

? Does your family have a home fire escape plan?

? Do you know two ways out of each room in your home?

? Do you know what to do when you hear your smoke alarm? (Get out and stay out.)

? Are all the exits in your home clear of trash and toys?

? Has your family picked a meeting place outside the home where everyone can go when they’ve escaped a fire?

? Does everyone at home know how to call the fire department once they are outside?

? Do you and all family members practice your escape plan at least twice a year?