DSDP Don wrote:
I did fire investigation the last fifteen years of my career in the Los Angeles area. Even though there are not that many RV parks in Los Angeles County, not once did we get a call of a mobile home or RV fire where someone had to escape out of an emergency window. I think you would be hard pressed to find more than one or two stories where someone used an escape window for the intended reason.
With that said, RV's are required to have an emergency exit. You should know how it opens, by practicing once a year. As stated, 1100 degrees licking at your butt is quite the motivator to do the impossible. The idea is to escape with your life, not worry about cuts, bruises or broken bones.
About the only people who have a real issue are those who are handicapped, like someone who is wheelchair bound.
If you have an extinguisher, it's only use should be to get past the fire toward the door and then do what you can once your escape route is secured. RV's go up fast. A typical fire in a stick and brick kitchen can be fully engulfed in 6-7 minutes. An RV goes up even faster.
My escape plan is to get the wife out the window safely and then use her for a cushion when I come out. :B
Thanks for the thoughts, Don.
And the wonderful vision/plan of using my wife as a crash pad.
