Fire Safety

All apartments should have at least two exits. Your primary or first exit is your apartment door that leads to the street. Your secondary exit should be one of the following: an enclosed stairway accessible from the public hallway, a ground floor window, or a fire escape. An elevator is NEVER an acceptable means of escape during a fire.

According to the National Fire Protection Association:

U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,642,500 fires in 2006.
These fires resulted in 3,245 civilian fire fatalities, 16,400 civilian fire injuries and an estimated $11,307,000,000 in direct property loss.
There was a civilian fire death every 162 minutes and a civilian fire injury every 32 minutes in 2006.

Protect yourself! Use the Fire Safety Check-List to assess how at-risk you are for a fire in your home.