Make your practice drills realistic. Pretend that some exits are blocked by fire and practice alternative escape. Make sure everyone in the household can unlock doors and windows quickly, even in the dark. If doors or windows are not equipped with quick-release devices, another exit must be used. More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires, and more than 25,000 are injured.
Deaths resulting from failed emergency escapes are particularly avoidable.
For your family's safety, set up an escape plan and practice it. Escape plans help you get out of your home quickly. In less than 30 seconds a small flame can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for a house to fill with thick black smoke and become engulfed in flames. In The Home Practice escape plans every month.