Fire Safety for Disabilities

Tips for People with Disabilities

• Talk to your local fire department about creating an evacuation plan to escape a fire within your capabilities.
• Keep assistance devices such as walkers, wheelchairs, hearing, or seeing assists easily accessible for escape.
• If possible, live near exit location on lower levels of a building.
• If deaf or hard of hearing, use smoke alarms with flashing or strobing lights, and a vibrating pad.
• If using a service animal, make sure to plan for their escape as well