Sec. 791.011. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) A fire escape shall be constructed and arranged in a manner that: (1) permits exit on the fire escape from each floor of the building above the first floor; and (2) provides an uninterrupted exit from the building to the grade. (b) The materials, construction, erection, and test of a fire escape must comply with the minimum specifications established under this subchapter for that type of fire escape. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.