Create professional fire exit plans in seconds. Upload any floor plan or hand sketch and get OSHA-aligned fire exit routes, extinguisher locations, pull stations, and assembly points โ print-ready and fire-marshal review-ready (human review required before posting).
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A fire exit plan is a visual floor plan diagram that shows all fire exits, evacuation routes, fire safety equipment, and assembly points within a building. It is a critical component of your Emergency Action Plan required by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 and serves as the primary tool occupants use to navigate to safety during a fire emergency.
Every fire exit clearly marked with standard symbols and directional arrows pointing toward the nearest exit
Extinguishers (with class type), pull stations, fire hose cabinets, and sprinkler control valves
Primary and secondary paths from every room to fire exits, with color-coded route differentiation
Designated outdoor gathering locations at least 50 feet from the building for post-evacuation headcount
Our AI creates OSHA-aligned maps tailored to your specific industry requirements
Kitchen hood suppression, grease fire routes, and customer/employee exits clearly marked
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Yes โ you can generate your first OSHA-aligned evacuation map draft completely free. Just upload a floor plan and our AI drafts a professional map in about 30 seconds. No credit card required.
Our AI drafts maps that follow OSHA 29 CFR 1910.36โ37 and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code standards. Every map includes clearly marked exits, fire extinguisher locations, assembly points, and directional evacuation arrows. Supervisor review is required before posting to your facility.
We accept JPG, PNG, and PDF floor plans. For best results, use a clear, high-resolution image of your floor plan with visible walls, doors, and rooms.
Most maps are generated in 20โ40 seconds. Complex multi-floor plans may take slightly longer. You see the preview instantly โ create a free account (no credit card) to download the file.
Yes โ every generated map opens in a free drag-and-drop editor where you can move, resize, and recolor exit signs, routes, and equipment icons. Enterprise features like multi-floor support and branded maps are available on paid plans.
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OSHAMap creates an OSHA-aligned draft for review. Your safety team or AHJ should verify the final map before posting.
No design skills are required. Our AI understands hand-drawn floor plans, smartphone photos, scanned blueprints, and PDF documents. Simply upload any representation of your facility layout and receive a professional-grade emergency evacuation map instantly.
OSHAMap is designed to help users organize key evacuation-planning information commonly associated with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 โ clearly marked exit routes, fire extinguisher locations within 75-foot travel distance, assembly points, YOU ARE HERE markers, and accessibility accommodations per ADA guidelines. Each draft must be reviewed and verified for the actual workplace by the employer, safety officer, or AHJ before posting.
Yes. If you renovate your office or add an emergency exit, re-upload the updated floor plan and create a new draft for review. Free accounts include up to 5 regenerations per upload; verify each revision against the workplace before posting.
Our generator works for any building type including warehouses, manufacturing plants, healthcare facilities, schools, retail stores, and office buildings. The AI adapts to any facility size and layout, generating appropriate exit routes, fire safety equipment placement, and assembly point locations.
Federal standards that govern fire exit documentation in commercial buildings
OSHA violations for missing or inadequate fire exit documentation can result in penalties up to $16,550 per violation for serious violations and up to $165,514 per violation for willful or repeated violations. Fire marshals may issue additional citations and can order building closure until compliance is achieved. Starting from a compliant exit plan template is the fastest way to close these documentation gaps.
Every commercial building needs a fire exit plan โ requirements vary by industry
Commercial kitchen exits, Class K extinguisher locations, hood suppression systems, and customer evacuation routes.
Equipment shutdown procedures, hazardous material zones, LOTO stations, and multiple egress routes from production areas.
Dock exits, rack aisle egress, forklift zones, and clear path requirements through storage areas.
Guest room door-back plans, floor-specific stairwell assignments, and multi-language evacuation notices.
Customer-facing exit wayfinding, stockroom exit routes, and shopping center coordination plans.
Classroom-specific routes, student assembly accountability, and fire drill documentation requirements.
Multi-tenant coordination, floor warden stations, stairwell pressurization, and after-hours procedures.
Patient movement protocols, Code Red procedures, smoke compartment evacuation, and defend-in-place strategies.
Temporary egress routes, hot work zones, perimeter exits, and equipment staging area fire exit plans.
Common questions about fire exit requirements and compliance
A fire exit plan is a documented strategy showing how building occupants should evacuate during a fire emergency. It includes floor plan diagrams with marked fire exits, primary and secondary evacuation routes, fire extinguisher and pull station locations, assembly points, and 'You Are Here' markers. Fire exit plans are required by OSHA under 29 CFR 1910.38 and by NFPA 101 Life Safety Code for all commercial buildings.
A compliant fire exit plan must include: (1) All fire exit locations clearly marked with standard symbols, (2) Primary and secondary evacuation routes with directional arrows pointing toward exits, (3) Fire extinguisher locations with type classifications, (4) Fire alarm pull station locations, (5) 'You Are Here' orientation markers, (6) ADA-accessible evacuation routes and areas of refuge, (7) Outdoor assembly point designations, (8) Emergency contact information, and (9) Building name, floor number, and date of last update.
The International Building Code (IBC) Chapter 10 requires: 1 exit for spaces with 1-49 occupants, 2 exits for 50-500 occupants, 3 exits for 501-1,000 occupants, and 4 exits for over 1,000 occupants. Fire exits must be remotely located (minimum 1/3 of the building's diagonal distance apart) and lead directly to a public way. Additional exits may be required based on travel distance limits and occupancy hazard classification.
The terms are largely interchangeable and refer to the same concept: a plan showing how to safely exit a building during a fire. 'Fire exit plan' typically refers to commercial building documentation required by OSHA and fire codes, while 'fire escape plan' is more commonly used in residential contexts. Both should include exit routes, meeting points, and safety equipment locations.
Fire exit plans should be updated immediately after any building modifications that affect exit routes, fire safety equipment locations, or occupancy changes. At minimum, NFPA recommends annual review and update. After renovations, tenant moves, equipment relocations, or fire code inspection findings, plans must be updated and re-posted. All employees should be retrained on any changes.
Under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.37 and NFPA 101: EXIT signs must be posted at every required exit doorway and wherever the direction of exit travel is not immediately apparent. Signs must have letters at least 6 inches high with 3/4-inch stroke width, be visible from at least 100 feet, remain illuminated at all times, and have battery backup providing 90 minutes of emergency illumination. Directional arrows are required when the exit direction is not obvious.
OSHA can issue penalties up to $16,550 per serious violation and $165,514 per willful or repeated violation (2026 rates) for missing or inadequate emergency action plans that include fire exit procedures. Fire marshals can issue separate citations ranging from $500 to $5,000 per day. Buildings may also be ordered to cease operations until compliance is achieved.
Yes. Our AI-powered fire exit plan generator can transform hand-drawn sketches, photos of floor plans, PDFs, or CAD exports into professional, OSHA-aligned fire exit plans. Simply upload your sketch showing walls, doors, and major features, select your building type, and receive a print-ready fire exit plan with all required safety elements in under 60 seconds.
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