What is Fire escape?
[[File:Fire escape (2326780117).jpg|thumb|A fire escape, outside a building (the iron stairs)]] [[File:NYC Fire Escape.jpg|thumb|An traditional American fire escape in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]].]] [[File:247 Home Rescue fire escape.jpg|thumb|Fire exits are signalled with signs similar to the one shown]] When a person needs to get away from a [[fire]], inside a [[building]] or a [[tunnel]], they need to do this quickly. For this reasons, '''fire escapes''' are installed, and signaled. Very often fire escapes are separate stairways, often outside the building. The first fire escape was invented in [[England]] by Daniel Maseres, in [[1784]]. Such installations are most common in the [[United States]], particularly in [[metropolitan area]]s. [[Category:Firefighting]] [[Category:Safety]]