Home Security: Apartment and Condominium Safety

Living in apartment building, has perils, often over looked or considered. Prevention's against: fire, injury, and crime. Have you seen: Movie 'Towering Inferno,' and imagined, how to survive and escape, if your building, was on fire? Does you family, have an escape route or exit strategy, in case of an emergency or fire? Everyone living an apartment building or condominium: Consider the safety of property and lives of others. Have your local fire and police department, advise your apartment or condominium association residence: How to live safe and secure.

Unfortunately, if you have, only one way to get out of your apartment, clear the pathway, of any obstruction. Available, more than one doorway or exit, which ever is near a stairway, first accessed leaving, during emergency or fire. If an alternative stairway is available, should be second, way to escape, when first choice is obstructed or unattainable. Never place any obstacle near or on a stairway. Emergency lighting, should be near all stairways, and exist signs illuminated. Never, use the elevator, during a fire. The elevator becomes a death trap, stops operating during a fire or electricity is turned off. Common procedure, extinguishing clothes on fire: Stop, drop, and roll, recommended teaching children. Occupants of an apartment, designate an exit plan, and place to meet outside, during an emergency. Once you have reached, a designated safety area, outside your apartment building: Count all members of your family, residences of your apartment, residences of your building and pets. If anyone is missing, notify the police or fire department. This evacuation process practiced, few times a year.