egress window at bedroom?

[ICE]

Mr Davidson's suggestion would result in larger windows. As long as a door meets all of the requirements of a EERO for size and minimum dimensions it's a done deal. One could have a strange door that's 20" wide 5' tall and runts could ride their 10 speed to safety.

 

[fatboy]

Mr. Davidson has dozens of proposals, most of which I find WAY off base..........just posting what is on the agenda. Y'all come on down and vote!

 

[GBrackins]

It has been stated by some folks that the reason for the 20 inch width requirement is that it accommodates the width of a fire ladder (20 inches).

Isn’t it more likely that a rescue person would need to break the window to initiate a rescue?

If the ladder is placed in the window opening, won’t it impede access into the room, especially with a casement window?

when I was a firefighter many years ago we were taught in the academy you raise your ladder and allow it to drop into the window allowing the ladder to break the glass of the window you wanted to gain entry through. The ladder was the set up adjacent to the window, not into the window because this would obstruct the opening, plus occupants could attempt to climb down the ladder and end up knocking firefighters off the ladder in their panic.

we were also taught that once we reached the window (off to the side) to lock into your ladder and to use a pike pole and remove the window including frame from the opening if possible thus creating a more unobstructed opening than merely breaking a pane of glass. You would then reach in with an axe and sound the floor (thus the 44" max. sill height) to ensure there was a floor once you entered through the opening.

amazing sometimes the reasoning (or lack) for things that we've been doing for years