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Have You Made
A Fire Action
Plan?
Chelmsford and Maldon Community Command |
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| Make your plan. Get out
alive |
| If your smoke alarm went off in the night
would you know what to do? This page explains how to make a fire action plan
for your home. Read it now - it could save lives. |
| Plan together now |
| 1. Take everyone into
account |
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Make your fire action
plan with everyone in your household, especially children and elderly or
disabled people. |
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| 2. Your best escape route
is your normal way in and out of your home |
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Decide on a different
route as well, in case the normal one is blocked. Keep all escape routes clear.
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| 3. Tell everyone in your
household where you keep your door and window keys |
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You can be safe as
well as secure if you make sure that anyone who needs to get out in an
emergency can easily open doors and windows. |
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| 4. When it's safer to
stay in your home |
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If your escape route
is blocked, it may be safer to stay put and protect yourself until the Fire
Brigade arrives. Find a suitable room now. Choose one with a window that opens
and, if possible, a phone so that you can call 999. If the stairs in a block of
flats are blocked by fire or smoke, don't use the lift. Stay calm and go back
inside your flat - it's designed to keep fire out. Close the door and follow
the safety steps in this leaflet. |
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| If you would like free
advice on making your fire action plan, contact your local Fire Brigade. The
number is in your local phone book. |
| When you make your fire action
plan: |
| Always include children and
elderly and disabled people; |
| Choose the best escape
route and another way out, and keep them clear; |
Tell everyone where the
door and window keys are; and
If you can't escape, it's safer to stay in
your home, protect yourself, and wait to be rescued. |
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