Task · part of 2. Family and home safety: three at-home projects among six parts
2(e). A fire-escape plan with drawings, and an actual drill
Required Often forgotten
Exit routes from EVERY room and a meeting place outside, drawn. Then conduct a fire-escape drill, and review both the plan and the drill with your counselor. The drill is the part that needs everyone in the building.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THIS IS A DRILL, NOT A DRAWING. Exit routes from every room, a meeting place outside, and then everybody in the building actually does it. That means finding an evening when they are all there and willing, which for most families means asking a week ahead. Both the plan and the drill get reviewed with your counselor.
Where this step comes from
- Safety Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 2(e) · Requires exit routes from each room and a meeting place outside to be drawn, AND a fire-escape drill to be conducted, with both reviewed by the counselor.