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Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 31/1/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by Camping nutcase on 31/1/2013

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I had a great aunt who died in a fire (didn't know her - but it did make local headlines) - and one of the problems was that she had so many locks and bolts on the door that she couldn't get out quickly enough.

I know that you can now get a permanent "key" for double glazed doors that remains in the lock so that you can lock/umlock it from the inside without the need to hunt for your bunch of keys.    So may people, keep their keys away from the door, so stop hook and line thieves - yet this could prove fatal in the event of a fire.

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My parents are like this. I bought them a fire alarm (it's still in the box, although I have offered to put it up for them)... there is a bunch of keys and three locks on every door. I have timed them taking 5 minutes to find keys and let me in.. tried a zillion times to explain that they would never get out in the event of a fire... they just say there won't be one as they are very safely conscious. My foot they are.

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This thread has made me think. On hols always count airline seats etc until exit or find fire exit in hotel.  tonight asked family how would they get out upstairs if fire broke out downstairs. both said onto garage roof then found landing window locked with no key ( hubby security mad). no idea of how many stairs etc to bottom or where key to door is so thankyou ficklejade we now have plan & keys and also hubby has shown son how to use fire extinguisher for smaller electrical type fires. have got C02 monitors and fire alarms but it made us all think if it was dark and full of smoke how we would get out.xxx

Quote: Originally posted by pumpkin mom on 31/1/2013

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This thread has made me think. On hols always count airline seats etc until exit or find fire exit in hotel.  tonight asked family how would they get out upstairs if fire broke out downstairs. both said onto garage roof then found landing window locked with no key ( hubby security mad). no idea of how many stairs etc to bottom or where key to door is so thankyou ficklejade we now have plan & keys and also hubby has shown son how to use fire extinguisher for smaller electrical type fires. have got C02 monitors and fire alarms but it made us all think if it was dark and full of smoke how we would get out.xxx

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We have smoke alarms in nearly every room in the house but not any escape windows upstairs which I know we should have fitted. We dont have a plan either apart from telling our daughter to stay put in her room unless the fire is in there and we will come for her. We have a device by our bed to break the double glazing too.

I often wonder though what would happen in our decking set on fire!

Going to re think our escape plan now and maybe its time to do something about those windows. Thanks.