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2. Window well - Wikipedia

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   A window well is a recess in the ground around a building to allow for installment of bigger windows in a basement either below ground or partially below ground. By making it possible to put in a larger window, the window can act as a safer emergency exit in case of fire as well as letting in additional daylight for the enjoyment of the people ...

3. Basement waterproofing - Wikipedia

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   Window well covers can be used to prevent water from accumulating in the window well. Ground saturation is another common form of basement leaks. When the footing drain fails the ground around the basement can contain too much water and when the saturation point is met flooding can occur.

4. Basement - Wikipedia

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   A clear window well cover may be required to keep the window wells from accumulating rain water. There should be drains in the window well, connected to the foundation drains. Water can seep into a basement from elevated places nearby, such as a raised driveway.

5. Fire escape - Wikipedia

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   Both the 2012 IBC and 2012 IRC require emergency escape and rescue openings for residential buildings of 4 floors or fewer, in sleeping rooms and basements with habitable space, for means of emergency egress. A fire escape can be a window, and if above the first floor with an approved ladder, or door that leads to a porch with ground access or ...

6. Egress - Wikipedia

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   Egress may refer to: Data egress, data leaving a network in transit to an external location; Egress, the right of a person to leave a property; Egress (signal leakage), the passage of electromagnetic fields through the shield of a coaxial cable; Egress filtering, in computer networking, monitoring and/or restricting the flow of outbound information

7. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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   Emergency evacuation is an immediate egress or escape of people away from an area that contains an imminent threat, an ongoing threat or a hazard to lives or property. Examples range from the small-scale evacuation of a building due to a storm or fire to the large-scale evacuation of a city because of a flood, bombardment or approaching weather ...