Fire Action Plans
Fire Action Plans
Mick Cumming (Fireman) gives expert video advice on: What are the advantages of a fire action plan?; How can you make sure that everyone in your home remembers the plan?; What is a safe room? and more...
What is a fire action plan?
A fire action plan is a plan for you and your family to escape your dwelling if there is a fire in difficult and smoky conditions.
What are the advantages of a fire action plan?
The advantage of a having a fire action plan is that you and your family are fully prepared and you know exactly what to do in case of fire.
What are the best escape routes if a fire is detected?
When it comes to a fire action plan, the best escape routes in your home if a fire is detected are the routes that you use to come in to and go out of your house.
How many escape routes should you plan for your home?
With fire action plans, you should plan at least two fire escape routes just in case one of the escapes routes is blocked.
What is a safe room?
With fire action plans, a safe room is a room that you can use if one of your fire escape routes is blocked. You can go to a room where you'll be nice and safe; ideally, it should have a telephone and an open window that you can open.
What fire safety precautions should you take for elderly or disabled family members?
If you do have any elderly or disabled members of your family, you should consider having their bedrooms downstairs, and also fitting smoke alarms that have a strobe light or a vibrating pad.
Where should you keep the keys to your house's doors and windows?
With fire actions plans, you should keep the keys to the windows and doors of your house kept by the windows and doors that are locked, but make sure that everybody knows the location of these keys.
