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Prepare for the Unexpected With a Fire Escape Plan
2/21/2022 (Permalink)
Develop a fire escape plan for everyone in your home.
Make a Fire Escape Plan to Prepare for the Unexpected
In the event of a house fire, the top priority should always be getting everyone in the house out safely. Although you’ll surely want to save valuable and nostalgic items, it is important to evacuate the home and leave it up to a fire restoration company to preserve what they can. The best way to ensure the safety of all household members in your home in Lakeland, MN, is to prepare with a thorough fire escape plan in place.
Make Sure Your House is Fire Ready
The first step in putting your emergency escape plan into action is to make sure your house is prepared to warn everyone and provide a way out. Here are the main aspects you should check for:
- Make sure you have all the required fire alarms installed with plenty of battery life.
- Ensure any window bars include quick-release mechanisms.
- Keep clutter away from exits, windows, and stairs
- Consider purchasing fire extinguishers
Develop and Practice a Fire Escape Plan
Your next step is to develop a fire escape plan for everyone in your home. Identify a meeting place outside and map out the best method of exit for each individual. It is smart to also come up with a backup plan in case the first exit is blocked. Assign someone to each infant, pet, disabled person, or elderly person.
Explain to everyone how to safely act in the case of a fire including:
- How to check doors
- How to crawl under smoke
- How and when to stop, drop, and roll
- Why they should never go back inside
Make sure everyone knows what emergency number to call, especially the fire department’s number. After discussing the plan, have everyone test out the plan and make changes as needed.
Preparation is key when it comes to safely escaping a fire. Making a fire escape plan that everyone in the family knows is the best way to help everyone make it out of a house fire-safe and sound!