The importance of a home evacuation plan

3/12/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Madison, Lawrenceburg and Versailles cares about our customers, here are some things to consider when it comes to fire safety. 

Coming Up with a Fire Escape Plan

Walk through the entire house and figure out the best evacuation route. It's important to get all family members together so everyone gets the same information. You need to have things on paper so they can be posted on the wall for everyone to see. You can download an excellent home fire escape plan worksheet from this web page at the NFPA website. Click on the "escape planning grid" link. The NFPA site is one of the best places to get the latest fire protection news and information.

Don't forget to tell everyone to drop to the floor and crawl out of the house if it's full of smoke or hot inside. Many people are seriously injured or killed from breathing super heated air, and the air is the coolest at floor-level.

Draw up your floor plan. You can download a home fire escape plan template by going to the Red Cross website . It's a good idea to come up with a home fire drill checklist too. You can find a good one at the allParenting website . This will give you some good ideas.

 SOURCE:  http://www.aldrichtaylor.com/blog/entryid/12114/tips-for-protecting-your-home-and-family-from-fire