fire escape, in architecture, device, either fixed or movable, to facilitate escape from a burning building. In the United States the term usually is applied to the common iron balconies and stairways or ladders that give exterior egress from each floor to the ground. In England the term refers to a portable extension ladder that may be wheeled up to a burning building to enable occupants to escape when ordinary exits are cut off.

fire escape

Means of rapid egress from a building, primarily intended for use in case of fire. Building codes define an exit as an enclosed and protected path of escape in the event of a fire, leading from an exit access through a combination of corridors, stairways, and doors to an exit discharge at an exterior court or public way. The term fire escape usually refers to open iron or steel balconies with steep stairways on the outside of buildings; often a retrofit of older buildings, these are rare in new construction. Other means of escape are by balconies leading to adjacent buildings, or through chutes, often used in hospitals.

fire escape [′fīr ə‚skāp]

(building construction)

An outside stairway usually made of steel and used to escape from a building in case of fire.

fire escape

A continuous, unobstructed path of escape from a building for use in case of fire.

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Properties that have had the windows fitted before 2002 should check to see if they have current fire escapes, and we can also advise on safety glazing and energy saving tips.

How safe is your Home? by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

Woodall said his office can force the schools to eliminate fire hazards -- storage of combustibles and smoking, for instance -- but it has no power to order more fire escapes.

THE PAST 100 YEARS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

Apartments are some of the most fire prone structures around due to the close proximity of units and other factors Apartment complexes should have proper safety equipment and access provisions such as fire escapes, evacuation routes and fire extinguishers at regular intervals specified by law Apartments are some of the most fire prone structures around due to the close proximity of units and other factors.

The Things You Have to Consider in Urban Living by Jon Caldwell / Real estate industry community

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