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Fire Safety Ladder Reviews and Buying Guide:We've all heard the horror stories of families trapped inside a burning home or apartment building and unable to get out. I have always thought that in case we couldn't make it down our stairs and our a door I would just tie some sheets together and throw it out our 2nd story window with one end still attached to the bed post. After reading a recent article in our newspaper about a house fire in which not all the family members made it out alive I thought I better look into buying a fire escape ladder. These emergency ladders are really quite inexpensive for the piece of mind that you get from owning one. I assume I will probably never need to use it, but I know it's under my bed just in case. I used to think I would have time to do my "sheets strategy" and save my family but I realized in that panic of trying to get out of your house, you may not have time to tie sheets together and shimy down the side of your house. For around $50 you can purchase a fire escape ladder and be done with the worrying.
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- and it sells for less than $40. The ladder measures 13 feet long by 1 foot wide and the rungs are made with zinc plated steel. The rail material is red nylon and the ladder has been tested to 1000 pounds. It's strong, durable and compact so you can store it under your bed or in the closet. The fire ladder comes pre-assembled and ready to deploy in seconds. The Kidde fire ladder is flame resistant and the design keeps it tangle free. Comes with a 5 year limited warranty. Perfect for a two story home.
. The First Alert escape ladder measures 24 feet so it should be fine on most houses or apartments that are 2 to 3 stories in height. It features slip resistant rungs, steel rung stabilizers, and Dupont Cordura nylon strapping. The wide sill hooks work on window sills from 6 to 13 inches and it's tested to 1125 pounds. One owner took the ladder out to practice with her son and give him a chance to use it in case someday he had too. She said the setup was easy but putting it back in the bag was not easy. It's best to show kids the ladder and make sure they understand how to setup the top portion over the window sill, the ladder itself should fall near to the ground if it's released properly. A great investment given the lifesaving potential here.