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3-Step Escape Plan

Are you set up to get an early warning and get out, fast?
Answer 8 quick questions about your home to make your 3-Step Escape plan.

Smoke alarms
Escape routes
Meeting place

Please correct the following errors and try again:

Smoke alarms

Do you have enough smoke alarms, installed in the right places?

We recommend installing a smoke alarm in every bedroom, hallway and living area.

Yes

No/Don't know

Fantastic. Your home is well prepared. Did you know you can also install heat alarms in the kitchen, bedroom, laundry and garage?

Smoke alarms can't detect smoke through closed doors. Request a free Home Fire Safety Visit for advice or assistance installing smoke alarms in all of these places.

Are you sure the smoke alarms in your home are working?

Press the test button to sound the alarm once a month, and check the expiry date every year.

Yes

No/Don't know

Perfect. It's a great idea to set a reminder in your calendar each month, so you don't forget to check.

Time to check! If you have trouble remembering, put a monthly reminder in your calendar .

Escape routes

What is your first way out?

The best way out is the normal way you come in and out of your home. e.g. Down the hall and out the front door. Picture what this would be like in the darkness and confusion of a fire.

Front door

Side or other door

Add your own

Add your own (first escape route)

e.g. Down the hall and out the front door. Picture what this would be like in the darkness and confusion of a fire.

What is your second way out?

You need an alternative way out if the first one becomes unsafe or obstructed during a fire.

Side or other door

Window

Add your own

Add your own (second escape route)

Are any exits locked, blocked or hard to escape?

You may need a key, rope ladder or object to break a window.

Yes, I’d need keys or an object nearby

No, the way out is clear

Know what you may need to help you escape and place it securely within reach of your exit e.g. key, rope ladder or object to break a window.

Does anyone need help getting out?

Agree who will help children or people who may need help getting out of your home.

Yes, there are children and/or people who will need help to escape

No, everyone can get out on their own

Meeting place

Where is your safe meeting place?

Once you are out, don’t go back inside for any reason - the heat and smoke of a fire are overpowering.

Letterbox

Gate

Street outside

Add your own

Add your own (meeting place)

Does everybody know the plan?

Once you’ve discussed your plan, it’s a great idea to practice your 3-Step Escape Plan, just like you would a fire drill at work.

Yes, everyone knows how to escape

No, we need to discuss the plan

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