Escape Planning

More than 80% of families have not practiced home fire drills.  Experts estimate you have as little as two minutes to safely escape your home once the smoke alarm sounds.

Follow these guidelines when making your escape plan:

• Designate a safe meeting place outside your home that everyone can get to after a fire.
• Use graph paper to draw a floor plan of your home and show two ways out of each room.
• Make sure each family member is aware of escape options for each room.
• Practice your family escape plan twice each year.
• Periodically inspect all exits and escape routes in your home.