Talk:Fire escape

message: I was surprised this article wasn't written yet, so I just wrote what I knew off the top of my head.  If anyone wants to find specific incidences of fire escape collapses, I think it would be a good addition to the history section.  I know there was some kind of collapse here in Chicago a few years ago, but I'm not sure if it was a fire escape or just a porch.  Also, some historical examples of building codes requiring fire escapes would be nice. CyborgTosser (Only half the battle) 09:24, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

message: The name of this object is a "fire escape", and that should be the article name.  Yes, it can be used for other emergencies, but they were devised to escape fires and that is how they are known. A Google test agrees with me, and dictionary websites (m-w.com, dictionary.com) generally list "fire escape" but not "emergency escape". -Big Smooth 18:39, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I tend to think of the latter two terms meaning internal stairways, or doors that open outside, especially those alarmed preventing normal use. Fire escapes are the bare-bones outside staircases. Sagittarian Milky Way 08:28, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
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message: The pictures show 3 typical American style fire escapes, there are none that aren't typical or that aren't American. Also, these 3 pictures look pretty much the same, there only really needs to be one. Cheesypot 21:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pictures 

message: This is a great idea for an article, but needs work. The history section jumps from the 18th century to the 20th century. It is unfortunate, but government never intervenes until people die. For this reason, I think this article would benefit greatly by information on the reasons fire escapes were originally coded, for buildings. Usually it is a massive disaster which forces law makers to wake up and do something about it. I do not have any sources, except for this thesis (a big download, so give it time) that someone wrote on the subject. He cites a bakery fire (page 22) which broke out on February 2, 1860 in New York City. The tragic event forced officials to look at other ways of escape during a fire, which led to early iron fire escapes. I personally have no means of researching this, but the author has cited his sources so that may be helpful for those of you who can. Good luck! MagnoliaSouth (talk) 23:36, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Found this article from the NY Times (which is quoted in the thesis) about that fire. MagnoliaSouth (talk) 00:31, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I wanted to also add (I just posted History above) that lately, there have been accidents related to old fire escapes that have fallen into disrepair. This lawsuit in Philadelphia (whose government is now is looking into fire escape safety); see my note under history about how government waits until a disaster) is only one example. MagnoliaSouth (talk) 23:43, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
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message: The article doesn't address this, but fire escapes seem to be mainly American, and are certainly a fixture of American culture in novels, movies, etc...--Jack Upland (talk) 10:54, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  American Culture 

message: I don't think Emergency escape should redirect here; it should go to Emergency exit. I wasn't looking for fire escapes on buildings, I was looking for a page on the general concept. "Emergency escape" is a very broad term which seems to apply better to the concept as a whole than to building fire escapes in particular. AnnaGoFast (talk) 05:39, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. --Webmgr (talk) 20:13, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Emergency escape