Why home escape planning and practice matter

• Home escape planning and practice ensure that everyone knows what to do in a fire and is prepared to escape quickly and safely.
• Today’s homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds.
• When the smoke alarm sounds in a real fire, it’s too late to start making a plan.

Here’s more fire safety information you can use:

• Cover all the bases for your family with our fire escape checklist.
• Older adults are more likely to die in a fire. Help keep them safe with our fire safety checklist for caregivers of older adults.
• Download the home escape plan grid in Spanish.
• Are you a public educator? Sign up for Safety Source, a monthly e-newsletter with the latest activities from NFPA’s Public Education Division.