Exits in an emergency

RCMAN46 wrote:

rk911 wrote:

ryegatevt wrote:
I'm making this a new post, but referencing a a previous discussion on exiting in a fire. In our Class B we have 4 exits: driver's door, passenger door, cabin door, and rear van doors. We cannot understand how a vehicle the size of a Class A can have only one door! Many folks are not physically able to dive out of a window emergency exit and could easily become trapped in an emergency. And as a driver I could not live without the ease of getting in and out of a driver's door. If we did ever look at "upsizing" I would never look beyond a Class C for the exit door reason alone, as appealing as some of the Class A features might be. Any comments?

many Class A's have a std or optional driver's door...which does absolutely no good if a fire occurs while the occupants are in the rear sleeping area. just as most apartments have but one entrance it's a calculated risk. our home has three exits...a front door, patio door and rear door...none of which would help us should a fire break out while sleeping. also a calculated risk.

Most building codes require an egress window in all sleeping areas of a home. If you think it is too difficult to get through an egress window I would suggest building a ramp or something to aid in the egress. A large percentage of home fires are at night when the occupants are sleeping.

I have a 36 inch dresser that is same height as the window in my bedroom. To get out I only need to open a drawer and I have a ladder to climb. The drop to the outside is a little rough but the alternative of burning I will take a broken leg or what ever any day.

Same goes for my 5th wheel. I have had the wife practice opening the egress window as I have also done. The 5th wheel is a longer drop but when possible I park the truck with the truck bed below the window.