Window gates in a house with kids

When I was a renter I recall the city mailing me to make sure my landlord had gates installed on the windows if I had children in the apartment, to prevent kids from falling out. I didn’t at the time but when my wife and I had kids, I installed the gates myself based on that memory. The gates cover the bottom half of the windows, which slide up in warm weather.

However, I recently thought about it and realized that the gates would not allow someone to escape the room through the windows in the case of a fire.

I did a search online and it seems that the only gates that can be opened easily without a key from the inside are full-height, meaning they cover the entire window. It seems like these are more for security than we need ourselves.

My question is: what kind of safety gates do other parents have installed on their windows? Are they the ones that are screwed in or do they allow quick exit from the inside?

desert-island

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mozeeatupu | 7 years and 5 months ago

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I believe some half window guards swing open from one side.