Counting escape preparation items and person-route walk-throughs
Enter how many people live in the home and how many escape routes you have actually checked, then tick the preparation items that are done. The page counts the confirmed items, lists the ones still outstanding by name, and multiplies household size by route count to show how many person-route walk-throughs that comes to. Four people and two routes make eight walk-throughs.
No action sequence is given here
A step-by-step sequence for what to do during a fire is not written on this page. What to do first depends on the building and the moment, and generalising it would be worse than useless. For procedures, follow the US Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Fire Protection Association. This page counts only the preparation you can do in advance. Current as of October 2026.
Limits and disclaimer
Six items cannot cover every home, and no authoritative figure for how many items count as enough is offered here. No score and no grade is produced; the page shows the count it made. In a multi-unit building, check the posted evacuation plan and the location of the building's fire equipment as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
A step-by-step sequence depends on the building and the moment, so generalising it could be dangerous and it is left out. For procedures, follow the US Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Fire Protection Association.
No authoritative threshold is offered here. The page reports how many items you confirmed and which ones are still outstanding, without turning that into a score or a grade.
Household size is multiplied by the number of routes you checked. It is the count of walk-throughs if each person goes along each route once, so four people and two routes give eight.