After more than 30 hours researching, talking to firefighters, and testing three ladders, we think the X-It 2-Story Emergency Escape Ladder is the best.

The City of Seattle Fire Department has a helpful fact sheet about fire escape ladders. Once you've made your purchase, make sure everyone in your home knows where the ladders are and how to use them.

c Fire-resisting construction (minimum RE30) should also be provided for any part of the building within 1800mm of the escape route from the foot of the stair to a place of safety, unless there are ...

Photo 1 Fire escapes with gooseneck ladders to the roof. (Photos by author.) History One of the earliest recorded building acts that required a second means of egress came on April 17, ...

I have a 3 family in park slope that has a fire escape that goes down to the back yard. I have seen post on the requirement of the fire escape. I am looking to replace the fire escape with a balcony ...

Victoria's fire services are encouraging families to practice their home fire escape plans these school holidays.Fires can ...

The fire escape is 10 feet off the ground. ... received a complaint last week that tenants at 167 West 83rd Street were being prevented from using the interior stairs ...

The modifications, featuring a new door and stairs added to the external wall of the building, have been widely shared online through numerous pictures. Photo: 163.com Wang stated that she built ...

In the 19th century, fire escapes saved tenement dwellers from peril. ... and the stairs were inaccessible, but a fire escape was present and should have provided egress for the workers.

In 2002, a big fire occurred at ITC building in HCM City. Sixty people died as there was no means to escape the building. The heartbreaking story became an obsession for Le Quoc Khanh, an amateur ...

Fire Escape Ladders. As a new owner of an old building, there is only one means of egress for the tenants on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There is a fully functional sprinkler system, but I was considering ...

In Scotland, new high-rise residential buildings over 18m are already required to have two escape staircases. Fire strategy for residential blocks typically involves residents staying in their homes – ...