Tips for Creating an Effective Fire Escape Plan

4/29/2018 (Permalink)

You likely already know how crucial it is to have a fire escape plan for your home.

However, do you know how to make an effective one? The sad fact is that few adults know how to create an easy and reliable fire escape plan, and people fail to maintain an escape route that’s easy to navigate and meets the current standards.

1. A Family Effort

Whether you have children or you just live with a few roommates, it’s absolutely imperative that everyone understands the escape plan. Therefore, make its formation a family effort. Walk through your home and identify all of the possible exit routes and ensure that everyone involved comprehends how to get out of each space.

2. Make Your Home Easily Identifiable

During your escape, the last thing you want to do is have emergency response teams and other professionals arrive late because they couldn’t identify your home. Make part of your planning a prevention effort. If your mailbox number isn’t clearly visible from the street, take the time to paint it on the curb in highly visible paint.

Having a fire escape plan on hand is important, but ensuring that it’s an effective one is potentially more important. Following these tips can help to make any emergency escape plan more reliable so you can rest easy knowing you and your family are prepared.