High-rise residential fire self-check

For high-rise and mid-rise residential communities: egress, shafts, e-bike parking and charging, common-area fire systems, facades, and control-room patrols. Follow design documents, maintenance contracts, local rules, and authority requirements.

• Inside your unit

• ✓No electric vehicles/batteries parked or charged indoors; no illegal wiring or overloaded strips
• ✓No high-power appliances in children's rooms
• ✓Do not leave cooking or high-power appliances unattended
• ✓Kitchen gas appliances and hoses leak-free; no combustibles near stove; hood ducts cleaned
• ✓Balconies and window ledges free of boxes, clutter, and other combustibles
• ✓Escape windows not fitted with bars that cannot be opened from inside
• ✓Before leaving—three clears (balcony, kitchen, egress path) and three offs (fire, gas, power)
• ✓Suggested home kit: fire blanket, extinguisher, standalone smoke alarm, high-temp door-seal tape, torch, escape hood, rope/descender (as appropriate)

• Corridor & stair public areas

• ✓Corridors, stairs, and exits clear—no shoes, clutter, e-bikes, or combustibles
• ✓Pressurized stair doors closed; vestibules clear; supply fans/outlets OK
• ✓Floor fire doors/curtains: closers, coordinators, labels OK—no wedging
• ✓Chutes/shafts: firestops intact, no storage, normally closed doors shut

• E-bike parking and charging

• ✓Central parking/charging (shed or cabinet): proper electrics, overcharge protection or timed cut-off
• ✓No illegal cable charging (including cables run out of windows or balconies)
• ✓No e-bikes parked or charged in stairs, vestibules, lift lobbies, or indoor common areas
• ✓Use compliant chargers; batteries not modified or taken indoors to charge
• ✓Charging area extinguishers OK, no combustibles; property patrols and records for illegal parking/charging

• Property-managed fire systems

• ✓Common-area hydrants/extinguishers complete, labeled, in date
• ✓Alarm/voice evacuation: no chronic faults; strobes and manual stations OK
• ✓Sprinklers/pumps: end-test logs on file; valves open; heads unobstructed
• ✓Smoke fans, exhaust openings, and openable windows interlock OK
• ✓Garage/plant floors labeled; gas detection (if any) normal
• ✓Control room staffed; interlock tests and alarm logs complete
• ✓Daily patrols, maintenance contracts, fit-out/hot-work permits, closed-loop fixes

• Escape essentials (memorize)

• ✓Know escape routes—stay calm. Fire above: close door and go down; fire below with smoky stairs: return inside, close door, await rescue
• ✓Use an extinguisher on small fires; leave immediately if fire or smoke spreads
• ✓Use stairs, not elevators; stay low in smoke; cover nose/mouth with a damp cloth
• ✓Close doors to block smoke; if trapped, shelter at refuge floor/windows and signal rescuers
• ✓Call 119 with exact address, fire floor, trapped count; meet crews in a safe area

For community training and self-checks only—not an inspection, test, or legal opinion. Use qualified firms and official guidance for major hazards and system testing.