Designate family members to help infants and toddlers to safety. Tell babysitters and other caregivers about the family escape plan. Include regular sitters in a practice fire drill. Fires move very quickly. Take children to a local fire station so they recognize firefighters as people to help them in a fire.
Many stations have fire safety education classes for children.
Keep a complete fire safety kit on hand. Fire extinguishers within easy reach, especially one in the kitchen. Remember five service organizations recommend you replace any smoke alarms in the house that are 10 years of age or older. If there's an elderly person in the home, also take special care. Home fire death rates were roughly twice the national average for adults ages 65 and older, nearly three times the national average for adults ages 75 and older.