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Fire Safety

Your ability to get out depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planning.

Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escape safely once the alarm sounds. Pull together everyone in your household and make a plan. Walk through your home and inspect all possible exits and escape routes. Households with children should consider drawing a floor plan of your home, marking two ways out of each room, including windows and doors. Also, mark the location of each smoke alarm. Here are some tips for helping you with your home fire escape plan!

Quick Tips to Share

Share these graphics with your family and friends! We encourage you to print these and also share on social media.

An illustration of a family with a message about knowing how to dial 911 for emergencies, accompanied by logos for FEMA and other organizations.
Make sure everyone knows to call 911.
Safety info graphic: "Know 2 ways out of every room," suggesting multiple exit strategies for emergencies, by FEMA.
Have two ways out.
Illustration: Cluttered room with message urging to keep exits clear for safe escape in case of fire. #FireSafety #ClearPath
Have a clear escape path.
Illustration with text: "Choose an outside meeting place in front of your home where firefighters can easily see you." Includes logos for FEMA and US Fire Administration.
Have an outside meeting place.
An infographic urging to make and practice a fire escape plan at least twice a year, with a floor plan and escape routes.
Make a fire escape plan.
An illustration of a family with a message about knowing how to dial 911 for emergencies, accompanied by logos for FEMA and other organizations.
Safety info graphic: "Know 2 ways out of every room," suggesting multiple exit strategies for emergencies, by FEMA.
Illustration: Cluttered room with message urging to keep exits clear for safe escape in case of fire. #FireSafety #ClearPath
Illustration with text: "Choose an outside meeting place in front of your home where firefighters can easily see you." Includes logos for FEMA and US Fire Administration.
An infographic urging to make and practice a fire escape plan at least twice a year, with a floor plan and escape routes.

Source for Content: National Fire Protection Association and U.S. Fire Administration