EGRESS PROS PAULWILDERS HOSTS “WHATIS EGRESS” FOR (AIA)

On February 28, 2023, Egress Pros and Assistant Chief Instructor Paul Wilders hosted an event at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy for the Long Island American Institute of Architects (AIA) chapter titled “What is Egress.” At the event many topics were covered including, but not limited to the following:

• What is egress?

• Why is egress important to both first responders and to the home or office inhabits.

• Federal & NYS required egress code.

• What are egress options: egress window system, walkouts

• Not all Egress Systems are created equal.

• Permit process.

• Reflective E sticker

• Egress Saves Lives and reduces property damage.

• Share and review Egress Pros PDF/ CAD drawings.

Assistant Chief Paul discussed how important egress is for the safety of firefighters. The Chief also spoke in detail regarding the dangers and challenges basement fires pose for firefighters. “Aproperly installed egress window system will greatly reduce these challenges and provide firefighters with a valuable second means of ingress and or egress.”, said Assistant Chief Paul.

Randy Goldbaum of Egress Pros discussed many topics, but one in particular stood out. “Not all egress systems are created equal,” he noted. “Over the years Egress Pros has made tremendous improvements to egress systems. Some improvements include windows that swing in, single handle, NO crank windows, and easy to open sliding screens. Each improvement was made with two things in mind: speed and ease.”

The Egress Pros System exceeds Federal and state codes helping to ensure the safety of families and first responders. Every member of AIAhas access to the PDF/CAD drawings of the Egress Pros Emergency Escape System visit https://www.egresspros.com/tech-docs to download. Following every egress installation, the egress pros team will provide a reflective E sticker so in the event of an emergency the first responders are aware the home has egress and the location of the egress system. Every second counts in the fire.

Egress Pros can be contacted at www.egresspros.com