In buildings with external fire escapes, do the residents get training or have an opportunity to practice using them?

[Broomstick]

@Mark_Finn

Wouldn’t the exits to the fire escapes be via a public area (hallways, etc.)? I wouldn’t like to have to open my door to the hallway to let people access the fire escape (accessible only from my apartment) in case of emergency.

When I lived in such a building every apartment had window access to the fire escape, you wouldn’t need to go through anyone else’s apartment to get to it. Meanwhile, the interior hallway was just that: interior. There was no way to give that hallway access to the building exterior without punching through one of the apartments.