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Working smoke alarms cut your risk of dying in a home fire by about 60% -- yet roughly 3 in 5 home fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or non-working ones (NFPA). This tool drafts a starting escape plan from your home layout; walk the real routes with your family and agree on your meeting point in person.

1. Describe your home

Floor 1 (ground floor)

Floor 2 (upstairs)

Floor 3 (top floor)

Safe charging checklist (Fire Prevention Week 2026 focus)

NFPA's 2026 theme is "Charge into Fire Safety" -- lithium-ion batteries in phones, laptops, power tools, e-bikes, and scooters are this year's national focus.

  • Use only the manufacturer-approved cord and charger for each device -- incompatible cords can damage the battery and raise fire risk
  • Charge on a hard, flat surface like a table or desk -- never on a bed, couch, or under a pillow where heat gets trapped
  • Don't leave devices charging unattended overnight or for long unsupervised stretches
  • Never charge anything in a hallway, stairwell, or doorway that's part of your escape routes above
  • Test smoke alarms monthly -- NFPA data shows 61% of people test less often than that

Describe your home's floors and bedrooms and get a plain-language two-route escape plan for each area, plus a safe-charging checklist for phones, laptops, and e-bikes -- no drawing tools, no sign-up.

How it works

  1. Enter how many floors your home has and name each bedroom or key area on each floor
  2. Get a generated primary and backup escape route written out for every area, plus a shared family meeting point
  3. Review the safe lithium-ion charging checklist (Fire Prevention Week 2026's official focus) to cut fire risk from phones, laptops, and e-bikes

Frequently asked questions

Do working smoke alarms really make that much difference?

Yes. According to NFPA's Smoke Alarms in the U.S. report, working smoke alarms cut your risk of dying in a home fire by about 60%, and roughly three out of five home fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or non-working ones.

Why does this tool focus on lithium-ion battery charging?

Fire Prevention Week 2026's official theme, set by NFPA, is 'Charge into Fire Safety' -- safe charging habits for phones, laptops, power tools, e-bikes, and scooters. It's the second year running this has been the national focus, reflecting a real rise in battery-related home fires.

Does this replace a real fire escape plan I practice with my family?

No -- treat this as a starting draft. Walk the actual routes with your family, agree on the outdoor meeting point in person, and practice it at least twice a year, as FEMA and NFPA both recommend.

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Working smoke alarms cut your fire death risk 60%. Most families still don't have two ways out planned.
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Working smoke alarms cut your fire death risk 60%. Most families still don't have two ways out planned.

NFPA data shows three in five home fire deaths happen where alarms are missing or dead. This generator turns your floor/room layout into a written primary and backup escape route for every bedroom, plus a safe-charging checklist for Fire Prevention Week 2026.

2026-09-30

Update history

  • 2026-09-30 Launched: two-route (primary + backup) fire escape plan generator by floor/room, plus a safe lithium-ion charging checklist for Fire Prevention Week 2026.