Creating a Fire Escape Plan

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To discuss basics of fire escape planning....

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Disaster planning requirements vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Check with your city or county fire department or building department to determine the requirements in your area.

A fire escape plan needed to be carefully thought through. Analysis of the facility layout, fire detection, fire alarm systems, population assessments, area response methods, etc must be accomplished prior to designing this portion of your master plan.

The fire escape plan itself is a response plan and map of egress and should contain the following:

• fire alarm drill procedures
• fire notification procedures
• evacuation plan
• evacuation map or Fire Escape Plan Map
• architectural layout of the facility
• shortest escape route from the facility
• gathering area after escape from the facility

Your employee orientation and yearly information update should require review of the fire escape .

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