I live on a third floor apartment, how will I get out if front door is where the fire is?

I would suggest the rope ladder like you said, maybe look at some camping or hunting stores for better quality ones, maybe some extra fire extinguishers around the place to.
as far as maybe someone who is invalid, you might have to talk to someone from the fire department to get a better plan on that one.

I would find a better apartment and does not your city have a code for a secondary escape route ==the roll up ladders work but can be difficult to negotiate and are not cheap

This answer was edited by jim5456 209 days ago.

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Thank you so much. i will go to capitalsafety.com and check it out further. pam

Well thank you, just remembet to have offst hanger placed securely so you don't drag down the building....and shop around,because i can't see such a simple mechanism still selling for so much, but then again it's a compliance it. i have a deep rooted feer of fire too, and i understood what you were looking for. i wish you all the best .