Escape Routes & Emergency Exits

ESCAPE ROUTES

Know a couple of ways to get out of the rooms in your home. Especially in the dark… or in smoke. Have a place outside where the family will meet. Make a drawing of your home and show the fastest way out and to the meeting place. The NFPA’s website has some good info.

EMERGENCY EXITS

Most people exit an unfamiliar building through the same door they entered the building. This can be very dangerous in an emergency. Imagine lots of people trying to quickly get out the same door at the same time. This has resulted in injury and death. So what do you do? Note the location of at least one or two other exits after entering the building. If there is an emergency and you have to leave the building, don’t panic. Walk to one of the exits and get out. And don’t go back in!