Simple steps for home fire escape planning include:

•    Install smoke alarms on every storey and outside sleeping areas.  It’s the law.  For best protection, install smoke alarms in every bedroom.
•    Develop a home fire escape plan and discuss it with the entire family.
•    Show everyone two ways out of each room, if possible.
•    Check that all exits are unobstructed and easy to use.
•    Determine who will be responsible for helping young children, older adults or anyone else that may need assistance.
•    Choose a meeting place outside, such as a tree or a lamp post, where everyone can be accounted for.
•    If caught in smoke, get low and go under the smoke to the nearest safe exit.
•    Call the fire department from outside the home, from a cell phone or neighbor’s home.
•    Once out, stay out.  Never re-enter a burning building.

You may have only seconds to safely escape your home. Practise your home fire escape plan and make sure everyone can get out quickly.