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Free Fire Escape Plan for Tree Service Companies

A tree service runs a saw shop full of chainsaws and fuel, a yard with chip and log piles, and trucks that leave at all hours for storm work. Sketch the saw shop and office or photograph the floor plan, and the free draft adds exits, routes and a place to regroup. Hold it up to the fuel, pile and truck-parking notes below before you post it.

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A planning draft, not a fire inspection or a permit. OSHA rules and your local fire code both apply, so walk the building and the yard before you post it.

Last reviewed: October 9, 2026 · Review with a qualified safety professional when required.
Illustration: a legal-pad sketch of a fictional tree service with an office, a crew room, a saw shop, a fuel shed, a chip pile and trucks, next to a fire escape plan draft with green routes from each room to four exits and an assembly point on the far side of the building from the yard
Illustration · fictional tree service drawn from a legal-pad sketch, not a customer plan

Saw shop and fuel shed

Gas, bar oil and two-stroke mix: keep them out of the way out

Every saw in the shop runs on fuel, and crews fill cans before each job. Where those cans sit decides whether a spill or a flash fire happens next to a door people need.

  • 1910.106(a)(29)

    What counts as a safety can

    OSHA defines a safety can as an approved container of no more than 5 gallons with a spring-closing lid and spout cover, built to relieve pressure in a fire (29 CFR 1910.106(a)(29)). Mark where crews fill saws from them, and keep that spot away from the shop doors.

  • 1910.106(d)(3)(i)

    What one cabinet may hold

    A flammable liquid storage cabinet holds no more than 60 gallons of Category 1, 2 or 3 flammable liquids, or 120 gallons of Category 4 (29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(i)). Count the cans in the shed and the shop before storm season starts.

  • 1910.106(d)(5)(i)

    Never where it blocks an exit

    Flammable liquids aren’t stored where they limit the use of exits, stairways or areas used for safe exit (29 CFR 1910.106(d)(5)(i)). On your draft, the fuel shed and the shop’s cans should sit away from every route.

Animation: a fictional tree service. Routes are drawn from the office and crew room, then two routes out of the saw shop, the fuel shed is ringed as the place for gas, bar oil and mix, a line shows the chip pile set back one and a half times its height, the chipper and trucks park clear of the outside walkways, then exit signs, extinguishers, alarm pull stations, first aid and an assembly point on the far side from the yard appear
Illustration · fictional tree service. Fuel and piles stay away from the routes; check the distances in your own yard with your fire marshal.View static frame

An extinguisher within 50 feet of the fuel

Extinguishers for Class B hazards such as gasoline are placed so nobody travels more than 50 feet from the hazard area to reach one (29 CFR 1910.157(d)(4)). Mark one by the fuel shed and one in the saw shop on your sketch.

Chip and log piles

Chip piles can heat up inside, so set them back from the building

The fire code treats wood chip piles as able to heat up on their own and asks for temperature checks, and a log pile against the shop gives a fire a path to the walls. Its pile rules set the size and the distance to buildings for the yards they cover.

Fire code rules for wood chip piles (2021 International Fire Code, section 2808)
In the yardWhat the rule saysSource
How big a chip pile getsPiles stay within 25 feet high, 150 feet wide and 250 feet long.IFC 2021 2808.3
How far from the shop and officePiles sit at least one and a half times their height from buildings, property lines and other piles, and rows are at least 30 feet apart.IFC 2021 2808.4
Heat inside the pileStatic piles are checked with an approved way to measure the temperature inside, recorded weekly, and the records are kept.IFC 2021 2808.6
Spot fires in the pileThe owner or operator writes a plan for monitoring, controlling and putting out spot fires and sends it to the fire code official for approval.IFC 2021 2808.10
Piles bigger than the limitsThey need a written fire protection plan the fire code official approves, with after-hours contacts and a way to monitor the temperature inside the pile.IFC 2021 2808.3.1

Does section 2808 cover your yard?

Section 2808 covers storing and processing wood chips, hogged material, fines and compost produced from yard waste and debris (IFC 2021 section 2808.1). A tree service’s chip pile may or may not count, and your city may use a different edition, so ask your fire marshal before you settle the pile’s distance.

Mark these on your yard sketch

  • The chip pile and the log pile, with a rough height written beside each.
  • The fuel shed and the spot where crews fill saws.
  • The gap between each pile and the nearest wall of the shop or office.
  • The drive a fire truck would use to reach the piles.

Writing each pile’s height on the sketch makes the one-and-a-half-times distance easy to check later, when the pile grows after a busy week.

Assembly point · the generator

Upload your tree service plan for a free draft

Use a floor plan, a PDF, a phone photo or a sketch of the building, with the office, crew room and saw shop labeled. The draft adds routes, exits, safety symbols and a meeting point. Then check the yard yourself: fuel and piles should sit away from the routes, and the meeting point should be on the side away from them.

  • Write “saw shop” and “fuel shed” on the sketch
  • Show every outside door, roll-ups included
  • Sketch the chip pile and the truck parking
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Each result is a draft. Walk the routes past the fuel shed and the piles before you post it, and follow your local fire code.

Before and after

From a tree service floor plan to a posted draft

The plain plan shows the office, the crew room and the saw shop with its sharpening bench and saw rack. The draft adds routes to four doors, exit signs and extinguishers, and a meeting point on the far side of the building from the gravel yard.

Fictional plain floor plan of a tree service with an office, a crew room with lockers and a break table, and a saw shop with a sharpening bench, a saw rack, a workbench, parts shelves and a roll-up door, beside an empty gravel yard, but no routes or safety symbols
BeforeA plain floor plan of a fictional tree service.
The same fictional tree service as an illustrative fire escape plan draft with green routes from the office, crew room and saw shop to four exits, an assembly point northwest of the building, a You are here marker in the office, four extinguishers, three alarm pull stations, exit signs, first aid and a legend
After · illustrationDrawn for this page with OSHAMap’s map frame and symbols. The tree service, yard and routes are fictional, not a customer plan or a generator result.

What the draft adds to a tree service plan

  • Two routes out of the saw shop: the yard door and the south door
  • A route from the crew room straight out its own door
  • A route from the office to the front door
  • Exit signs at all four exits
  • Extinguishers in the office, the crew room and at both ends of the saw shop
  • An assembly point on the side away from the gravel yard

Chippers, trucks and the meeting point

Park chippers and trucks where they can’t block a door or the meeting point

Bucket trucks, chip trucks and a towed chipper fill much of the yard, and they come and go all day. Give them spots that leave every outside door and walkway open, and keep the meeting point away from them.

What the rules say

  • Exit routes stay free of materials and equipment, even for a short time (1910.37(a)(3)).
  • Each exit leads outside, or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way or open space big enough for everyone using it (1910.36(c)(1)-(2)).
  • Where section 2808 applies, extinguishers rated at least 4-A:60-B:C go on all vehicles and equipment working on piles and at all processing equipment (IFC 2021 2808.8).
  • Approved fire apparatus access roads run through the space that separates piles from buildings (IFC 2021 2808.4).

How that looks in the yard

  • Paint parking lines that end short of every outside door and the walkway along the building.
  • Unhitch the chipper in a marked spot, not in front of the shop’s roll-up or side doors.
  • Put the meeting point where no truck has to back past the people standing there.
  • Keep the drive to the chip pile open so a fire truck can reach it.

Count heads at the meeting point

The written plan includes how you account for every employee after an evacuation (29 CFR 1910.38(c)(4)). For a tree service, that means knowing which crews were in the yard and which were out on jobs.

Numbered parking spots are easier to keep clear than a rule people have to remember. Number them on your sketch and keep every spot off the routes.

Storm season

Storm call-outs: when only the office is in the building

After a storm, crews leave early and come back late, and the building may hold one dispatcher and a shed full of fuel. The plan has to work for the few people who are there.

  1. Name a backupThe plan names people who help others get out safely, and they’re trained for it (29 CFR 1910.38(e)). Pick a second name for nights when the usual person is out with a crew.
  2. Keep a contact on the planThe plan lists the name or job title of whoever employees can contact for more information about it (29 CFR 1910.38(c)(6)). Pick someone who stays near the office during storm work.
  3. Run generators outsideCDC advice is to run a generator outside, at least 20 feet from doors, windows and vents (CDC, use a generator safely). If the office runs on one after a storm, mark its spot on your sketch so it never sits by an exit.
  4. Review after changesReview the plan with each employee when it’s first made, when their duties change and when the plan changes (29 CFR 1910.38(f)). If you add seasonal help for storm work, go over the map with them on their first day.

Ten employees or fewer

With 10 or fewer employees, an employer may share the plan by word of mouth instead of in writing (29 CFR 1910.38(b)). A posted map still helps the person alone in the office during a storm.

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Questions

Tree service fire escape plan FAQ

Is the tree service fire escape plan really free?

Yes. Upload a floor plan, a PDF, a phone photo or a sketch of the building and you’ll see a watermarked preview with no sign-up. A free account with no credit card adds 5 free floor-plan uploads per month, with up to 5 regenerations per upload and the editor, and exports carry a draft mark until the posting review is done.

How far from the building should a wood chip pile be?

Where section 2808 of the 2021 International Fire Code applies, piles sit at least one and a half times their height from buildings, property lines and other piles, and rows are at least 30 feet apart (section 2808.4). A 10-foot pile would sit at least 15 feet from the shop. Ask your fire marshal whether the section covers your yard.

Where should we keep chainsaw gas and bar oil?

In approved containers, such as safety cans of 5 gallons or less, inside a flammable liquid cabinet or a separate shed, and never where they limit the use of an exit (29 CFR 1910.106(d)(5)(i)). One cabinet holds no more than 60 gallons of Category 1 to 3 flammable liquids (29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(i)).

Do the trucks and chipper belong on the evacuation map?

Show where they park, so you can see that no truck or chipper blocks an outside door, a walkway or the meeting point. OSHA keeps exit routes free of equipment, even for a short time (29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)).

Who runs the evacuation when the crews are out on storm calls?

Name and train people to help with the evacuation, and pick a backup for nights when the usual person is on a job (29 CFR 1910.38(e)). The headcount at the meeting point should cover the crews in the field as well as the people in the building.

Can I sketch the yard on a legal pad and upload a photo?

Yes. Draw the outside walls and every door of the building, then add the fuel shed, the piles and the truck parking around it, and label them. Take the photo straight on, in good light, so the lines and labels are easy to read.

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Illustrations on this page use fictional layouts made for this page. They are not customer plans or live generator results.

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