Planning your Escape Route
If a fire occurs in your home you may have to get out in dark and difficult conditions. Escaping from a fire will be a lot easier if you have already planned your escape route and know where to go.
Click
here to download a pdf of the Communities and Local Government (CLG) 'Plan Your Escape' Leaflet (732 KB)
Make sure that your planned escape route is free of any obstructions and that there are no loose floor coverings that could trip you.
If you have serious mobility difficulties you may wish to consider having your bedroom on the ground floor, if this is practical, and as near as possible to an exit.
If you would need assistance to
make your escape, it is vital that you have some means
of summoning help by your bed, i.e: a buzzer, intercom
or telephone. There are also systems available which
will automatically dial out on your telephone line to
summon help or send a signal to a manned control room.
Specialised information for carers
of the disabled may be obtained from our Community Safety
Team on 01452 753333.
Details of the many emergency call/alarm
systems available can be obtained from the Disabled
Living Foundation who produce a booklet on the subject.
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