Homer Style Safety Inspection
Rebecca and I are getting the house ready for a series of safety inspections for our home study. We’ll need to come up with evacuation routes for a fire, and will need to cover our unused outlets among other things.
Here are two ideas from “The Simpson’s” that I am guessing wouldn’t pass muster even though they are funny and have at least a kernel of truth in them:
Fire Evacuation
I think this poster is the situation that most people experience in a real fire. No, not grilling ribs over an open flame indoors, but panic. Not good.
Escape Route
This poster actually isn’t that bad. We have found we’ll need to have fire escape ladders on our second floor because the best route might be out the window. However, tied blankets aren’t likely that reliable.
While this may seem comical, it really is a good idea to have a solid plan in place for an emergency with or without children in the house.
When we did our home study, the fire marshall actually said that the escape ladders can often cause more trouble. When we talked about using it, he advised against it since the ladder would have come down in front of another window. he also said, they often take too long to deploy and aren’t that easy to use.
He actually advised coming out of our master bedroom window and waiting for help, or jumping down from that roof area above the garage.
I’ll be interested to hear what advice you get.
That’s pretty much what I figured. I look at them as plan B options. We have a pretty straight shot down the stairs and out the door, and would be more comfortable jumping than trying to setup that ladder in a panic situation.
Should be interesting to hear what they tell us.