Fire Escape Plan for Pet Owners

Forming a fire escape plan plays an essential role in keeping you and your animals safe. The organisation that a fire escape plan provides can help you act out of wisdom instead of fear.

The best fire escape plan for you and your pets is to take active measures to stop a fire from occurring in the first place. It might surprise you to hear that pets starting housefires isn’t an uncommon occurrence.

Stray-lit candles are a typical example of a potential catalyst for your pet accidentally starting a fire. It’s vital that you monitor pets around open flames. A fireplace, cooking appliance flame, and the candlelight mentioned above can all spark a pet’s interest before subsequently sparking a fire.

Extinguishing open flames is a vital component of pet fire safety. Planning a fire escape route often requires some additional thought.

Let’s dive in.

Plan an Escape Route

We recommend that you begin planning your pet’s fire escape route by identifying all of your home’s exits while prioritising the most straightforward exit points. Think about how you would react if fire blocked some of your primary escape routes.

Suppose family members within a home are split up during a fire evacuation. In that case, it’s often helpful to designate an outside meeting point in advance that’s far enough away from danger inside of and around the home. You can avoid people being split up too much by having one person be in charge of evacuating pets while the other household members focus on their exit.

It’s relatively likely that pets within your home will retreat to their favorite indoor hideaway spots during a fire event. Knowing where your pets’ preferable hiding spots are can help find them when time is of the essence.

Practising your fire escape routes ahead of time will help things run smoother when actual danger presents itself. Do your best to include your pets in your fire escape route practice sessions.

Identify Your Pets with Collars or Microchips

Identification plays an important part in your pet’s safety during a fire. Placing info tags on your dog’s collar and microchipping your pet will make them easily identifiable. If your dog runs away from a fire scene, microchipping can make locating your four-legged friend much easier.

Dog collars that contain key informational points like the pet’s name, your phone number, and your address provide the same identification value.

Gather Emergency Supplies

Emergency supplies for your pet are essential during and after a fire. You can use your pet fire emergency kit to care for your animal and put them at ease.

Common fire emergency supplies for animals include:

• Extra leashes
• Portable water bowls
• Food
• Medication that your animal might need
• A photo of your pet if separation occurs

A quality fire emergency kit for your animal should be accessible and easy to carry. Placing animal emergency supplies near one of your home’s primary exit points is never a bad idea.

How Australia Pet Doors Can Strengthen Your Fire Escape Plan as a Pet Owner

Convenience is the key to streamlining your pet’s fire escape plan. Pet doors are a great way to give your animals the easy fire escape access that they deserve.

Australia Pet Doors offers an extensive range of high-quality pet door products. The greater Brisbane and Gold Coast areas can benefit from the full installation services that we offer. We provide pet owners that live outside of the Gold Coast and greater Brisbane areas recommendations for the best installation options.

Take your time browsing through our pet door offerings so you can find a product that’s tailor-suited to your animal’s needs.

The last stage of your pet’s animal’s fire escape plan should end with your animal seamlessly sliding through one of our easy-to-use pet doors. Contact Australia Pet Doors at 0437-644-330 if you have any additional questions after browsing our site.