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• The emergency number should be called from a neighbor’s phone or from a mobile phone
once you’ve escaped.
• Teach everyone in your household how to unlock and open all windows and release
security bars.
• If your windows have security bars, equip them with quick-release devices.
• Keep exits clear and free from clutter.
Practice:
• Practice! Hold home fire drills at least twice a year.
Get out and stay out!
• Once you’ve escaped from a fire, do not go back inside for any reason.
• Make drills realistic by pretending some escape paths are blocked by smoke or fire.
If you live in an apartment building…
• Learn and practice your building’s evacuation plan.
• If you hear a fire alarm, react immediately.
• Know the location of all building exits and fire alarm boxes.
• Use the stairs – Never the elevator during a fire.
• If exits are locked or blocked, report the problem to your building’s management.
Escape Tips:
• Close doors behind you as you escape to slow the spread of fire and smoke.
• If you have to escape through smoke, crawl on your hands and knees, keeping your head
one to two feet above the floor, where the air will be cleanest.
• Never open closed doors before testing the doorknob and spaces around the door with the
back of your hand. If the door is warm, try another escape route. If it’s cool, open it slowly.
Close it quickly if smoke pours through.
Family’s Night Time Fire Escape Floor Plan (Draw Your Home’s Floor Plan Here)
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Emergency Phone Number Address to Give Fire Department
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Special Duties (i.e. Elderly or Disabled Persons) Outside Meeting Place
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