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In your home/dwelling are there sufficient exits for you to get out, in case of a fire?

For example, do you have a front AND back door?, are there exits on your 1st and 2nd floors (if you have them)? etc



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25Yes
8No
2Not sure
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Melf Gold Qualifier
posted 17-Nov-2008 5:31pm  
Eh. Not in my room, at least. It doesn't accord with health and safety regulations.
Galomorro Bronze Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 17-Nov-2008 5:37pm  
There's a fire escape just outside my window. I can get up on the roof easily also.
cerealkiller Gold Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 17-Nov-2008 6:22pm  
Yes, except for 2nd floor you'd have to climb out the window onto the roof or jump.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 17-Nov-2008 7:23pm  
I guess so.
Frostbrand Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 18-Nov-2008 1:15am  
A door and three large windows, plus we're on the ground floor.
LJD Survey Qualifier
posted 18-Nov-2008 2:31am  
YES
justjulie
posted 18-Nov-2008 5:47am  
windows always work
gambler Gold Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 18-Nov-2008 7:29am  
Yes, even though my whole house has burglar bars installed my bedroom has ones that can open with a key so I can drop down onto the roof
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Double Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 18-Nov-2008 7:41am  
This house has an amazing number of doors... front, back (master bedroom glass door), side upper (deck) and lower (basement), and door on side of garage (+ garage itself).
Cain
posted 18-Nov-2008 9:55am  
Not really, only one exit out. Although my flat is upstairs, reckon we could still get safely out the window - it's not a long drop and there's plenty to hold on to to drop down gradually.
Otter
posted 18-Nov-2008 12:03pm  
We live on the second floor, we only have one exit.
Matty
posted 18-Nov-2008 1:15pm  
I wouldn't know what sufficient is
jettles Survey Central Gold Subscriber Bronze Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (31 seconds ago)
posted 18-Nov-2008 7:35pm  
yes, my house is very small and we have a number of exits
Irene007 Survey Central Subscriber Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 19-Nov-2008 3:58am  
Yes, not a problem. 2 main exits and plenty of windows....
they Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (1 minute ago)
posted 19-Nov-2008 7:43am  
I have one level, a front and back door, we would fit through every window except the one in the bathroom.

We also have a smoke detector and two fire extinguishers: one in my bedroom, and one in the hallway in the middle of the house by the kitchen.
cloudhugger Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 19-Nov-2008 9:41am  
Yes
Joanne
posted 19-Nov-2008 10:14pm  
Oh yeah. Very important. You have to know this stuff. Even in hotels I figure out a plan.
Gomezy3k
posted 23-Nov-2008 8:01pm  
yes we have ways out... front and back doors, and also windows. I patrol them regularly to make sure they are secure though.
cabinfever
posted 23-Nov-2008 8:09pm  
Not just yes, but hell yes! My house has front and back doors, and many, many HUGE windows. The locks on those windows are very simple. All the rooms in my house have windows except the tiny upstairs bathroom, which has immediate access to three enormous windows right outside the door. If my house was on fire, it would be pretty damn hard NOT to escape!
cabinfever
(reply to Matty) posted 23-Nov-2008 8:16pm  
Matty, I'm surprised by that from you.
I guess 'sufficient' would be: can you and your family escape easily and safely?
Matty
(reply to cabinfever) posted 24-Nov-2008 7:35am  
I would always make sure my family escaped, regardless of obstacles, even if that meant wearing a waterlogged blanket and running through fire. But there are legal definitions and fire safety codes and recommendations of which I am not aware. That's what I meant.

For example, my house (in DC) was built in 1987, and when the engineer's report was done, the previous owner had to put in a couple of detectors that weren't required in 1987. I'm sure there are some other such requirements for which my house was "grandfathered in" but would be considered necessary in any new construction.
Alleycat
posted 27-Nov-2008 9:35am  
I only have one door that goes downstair's to the garage.If there was a fire below me, I'd have to jump from a second floor window.
Biggles Bronze Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 20-Jan-2009 6:57pm  
No! Our back door is jammed as it has swollen up over the course of the winter. Our landlord sanded it down, but didn't seal it so it jammed again in a few days. I suppose I could smash a window, but that's assuming I could get downstairs as I am in the attic. That said, it's a terrace and the walls are very thin, especially up here, so i might be able to smash my way into next door if the situation were desperate enough.
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