On the processing floor
- Show the door out of every cold room and freezer.
- Mark wash-down areas where the floor stays wet.
- Say which doors lead to the dock and which lead outside.
Free fire escape plan · Wisconsin
Free Fire Escape Plan for Wisconsin Homes and Shops
Send a floor plan, a phone photo or a sketch of a Wisconsin home, shop or plant, and the free draft adds exit routes, stair routes from any mezzanine and an outdoor meeting point. Below: federal OSHA and the state’s NFPA 1 fire code, dairy and food plants around Green Bay, mezzanines on factory floors, and the Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay fire departments.
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Last reviewed: October 9, 2026 · Review with a qualified safety professional when required.
Federal OSHA and SPS 314
Federal OSHA and Wisconsin’s NFPA 1 fire code
There is no Wisconsin program among the state plans OSHA lists, so the federal standards, including the exit route and emergency action plan rules, cover private workplaces here (OSHA). For buildings, chapter SPS 314 of the state administrative code covers fire prevention and adopts NFPA 1, the Fire Code, with its own changes (Wisconsin Administrative Code).
- SPS 314
The 2012 edition of NFPA 1
SPS 314 defines “NFPA 1” as the 2012 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code, as adopted and modified in the chapter (SPS 314). Ask your local fire inspector how that applies to your building.
- Written plan
A plan kept on site
Federal rules ask for a written emergency action plan kept at the workplace, though an employer with 10 or fewer employees may share it by word of mouth (OSHA 1910.38). A posted map is one part of that plan.
- Extinguishers
Within 75 feet on each level
Where portable extinguishers are provided for Class A fires, OSHA sets a travel distance of 75 feet or less to reach one (OSHA 1910.157). In a plant with a mezzanine, measure that walk on the floor and up top.
Before you post a Wisconsin plan
- The mezzanine and the floor below it, with both stairs drawn.
- Each man door marked, and the dock doors labeled as dock doors.
- The meeting point and the person who counts heads there.
- Where the extinguishers and pull stations hang on each level.
Dairy and food plants
Dairy and food plants around Green Bay
Cheese makers, dairies and other food plants around Green Bay and across Wisconsin combine noisy processing lines, cold rooms, wash-down areas and busy loading docks. The map should get a new hire or a temp on the night shift to the nearest door, even from the back of a cooler.
At the loading dock
- Keep the walkway to the man door clear of pallets.
- Label dock doors as dock doors, not exits.
- Show where forklifts charge so routes stay away from it.
An alarm people notice over the machines
OSHA requires an employee alarm system with a distinctive signal, unless employees can promptly see or smell a fire in time to be warned (OSHA 1910.37). On a loud processing line, check that people at every station actually notice it.
- Doors
Cooler doors on the way out
OSHA says exit route doors must open from the inside without keys, tools or special knowledge (OSHA 1910.36). Check every door people pass through on the way out, including those on cold rooms and freezers.
- Charging
Forklift batteries need air
OSHA calls for enough ventilation of gases from storage batteries to keep explosive mixtures from building up (OSHA 1910.305). Show the charging area on the map and keep routes away from it.
- Signs
“Not an Exit” where it fits
Doorways or passages that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked “Not an Exit” or with their actual use (OSHA 1910.37). In a food plant, that can mean a cooler or a dock passage that looks like a way out.
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A floor plan, a phone photo of a sketch or a PDF of a plant layout works. If the mezzanine is drawn on its own sheet, upload it and the main floor separately, and the draft marks the routes, exits, safety symbols and a meeting point on top.
- Draw both mezzanine stairs
- Label the dock doors
- Mark cold rooms and freezers
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Every result is a draft. Walk each route, from the mezzanine offices down to the dock doors, before you post it.
Before and after
From a plant floor plan to a posted draft
The plain plan shows a packaging plant with a mezzanine along one side, holding offices and parts storage, and two stairs down to the main floor, one at each end. Below are an assembly line, packaging machines, pallet racks, a forklift charging area and dock doors. The draft routes the mezzanine to the nearer stair, every part of the floor to one of three man doors and everyone to a meeting point in the employee lot.
What the draft adds to a plant with a mezzanine
- Routes from the mezzanine offices and parts storage to the nearer stair
- Routes from the foot of each stair to a man door
- Routes from the racks, the assembly line, packaging and shipping
- One meeting point in the employee lot
- Exit signs at the west, south and east doors
- Extinguishers on the mezzanine and on the main floor
- Pull stations, first aid kits on both levels and a You are here marker
Mezzanines on the plant floor
Routes down from mezzanines on manufacturing floors
Machine shops, food plants and assembly floors in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin often add a mezzanine for offices, parts or equipment. People up there need a route to a stair, and a route from the foot of that stair to a door, so the map has to show both levels and how they connect.
- Give a long mezzanine a stair at each endUnder 1910.36, a workplace normally needs at least two exit routes, with one allowed only if the layout, size and occupancy still let everyone leave safely (OSHA 1910.36). For a long mezzanine, a stair at each end gives people up there a second way down.
- Watch for a dead end at the far endOSHA says exit access must not lead into a dead end (OSHA 1910.37). With only one stair, at one end, the walkway at the far end of a mezzanine can work like one, so ask about it before you post the map.
- Keep the stair feet clearOSHA 1910.37 bars materials and equipment from exit routes, whether they are put there for good or only for a moment (OSHA 1910.37). The floor at the foot of a mezzanine stair is a handy spot to drop a pallet, so show it on the map as part of the route.
- Keep the walkways wide enoughOSHA sets a minimum width of 28 inches at all points for exit access (OSHA 1910.36). Mezzanine walkways between shelves and desks are where that width tends to shrink.
- Name a helper for each levelEmployers are to choose and train employees who help others leave safely and in order (OSHA 1910.38). Pick one for the mezzanine and one for the floor, so somebody checks the offices upstairs.
Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay
Fire departments in Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay
Your local fire department is a good first call with questions about exits, alarms and posted maps. These three serve Wisconsin’s largest cities.
| City | Population, 2024 Census estimate | Worth bringing up | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 563,531 | How to map a factory floor with a mezzanine and a stair at each end. | Milwaukee Fire Department |
| Madison | 285,300 | Which exits to show in an office or lab building shared by several tenants. | Madison Fire Department |
| Green Bay | 106,311 | What to post near cold rooms and loading docks in a food or paper plant. | Green Bay fire department |
Population figures are U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates (Census Bureau). Kenosha, at about 99,600, is fourth. Outside these cities, ask your village, town or county which fire department serves your plant or shop.
Keep planning
More Wisconsin and trade guides
Guides for shops that work on plant floors, a neighboring state and the Wisconsin workplace page.
Questions
Wisconsin fire escape plan FAQ
Can I make a Wisconsin fire escape plan for free?
Yes. Upload a plant floor plan with its mezzanine, a photo of the plan or a sketch of your house for a watermarked preview, no account needed. A free account without a credit card includes 5 free floor-plan uploads per month, with up to 5 regenerations per upload and the editor. Until you complete the posting review, exports are marked draft.
Does Wisconsin have its own OSHA program?
Not for private employers. Wisconsin is not among the state plans OSHA lists, so private workplaces follow the federal OSHA standards, including the exit route and emergency action plan rules.
Which fire code applies in Wisconsin?
Chapter SPS 314 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, on fire prevention, uses the 2012 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code, as adopted and modified in that chapter. Your local fire department can say how it applies to your building.
How do I show a mezzanine on the map?
Upload the mezzanine and the main floor, or one plan that shows both, and make sure every stair between them is drawn. Each area on the mezzanine should have a route to a stair, and the foot of each stair a route to a door.
What should a food plant map in Wisconsin show?
The doors out of cold rooms and freezers, wet wash-down areas, the man doors beside the loading docks and the forklift charging area, along with the exits, extinguishers, pull stations and meeting point.
Are dock doors exits on the map?
Mark the side-hinged man doors as the exits. Label roll-up dock doors as dock doors, so nobody heads for one that may be closed or blocked by a trailer.
Sources
- OSHA, state plans
- Wisconsin Administrative Code, chapter SPS 314: fire prevention (PDF)
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38, emergency action plans
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.157, portable fire extinguishers
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.37, maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.36, design and construction requirements for exit routes
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.305, wiring methods, components and equipment for general use
- Milwaukee Fire Department
- Madison Fire Department
- City of Green Bay, fire department
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 city population estimates (May 2025)
Illustrations on this page use fictional layouts made for this page. They are not customer plans or live generator results.
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