Checklist
Prepare the fire response for this building and these people
The plan from another apartment block may be the wrong plan here.
When it fits
- You do not know how your household should respond to a fire in its actual building.
When to avoid it
- In an incident, follow emergency-service instructions. Do not enter smoke or an unsafe escape route; when directly affected, leave if safe and call local emergency services.
Checklist
- Confirm the applicable strategy and arrange advice for mobility, hearing or other assistance needs.
- Keep the relevant routes usable and agree how people will communicate.
- Revisit the plan after a move or a change in household capability.
Why it matters
Obtain the building's current fire strategy from the responsible provider or local fire service. Discuss safe routes, how to call for help and who needs assistance. Practice preparation without creating a hazard. A building-specific stay-put strategy is not an instruction to remain in immediate danger.
An example
A family moving into a block asks how its fire strategy works instead of assuming that an earlier home's plan transfers unchanged.
Check your result
People know the relevant strategy, how to get help and which assistance arrangements remain unresolved.
Keep this limit in mind
- In an incident, follow emergency-service instructions. Do not enter smoke or an unsafe escape route; when directly affected, leave if safe and call local emergency services.
Evidence and sources
USFA recommends preparing and practicing a home escape plan that accounts for household members needing help.
This general planning guidance must be reconciled with the actual building's fire strategy.
Home Fire Escape Plans · Planning and practicing
London Fire Brigade distinguishes building-specific evacuation strategies and advises leaving when directly affected by fire, smoke or heat if the route is safe.
Do not attempt an unsafe route; follow emergency-service instructions and obtain help for assistance needs.
Escape plan: blocks of flats · Know the strategy; direct danger and assistance