Make sure to practice crawling in the safety zone during your drills. In a fire, the freshest and coolest air is close to the floor so crawling is the best way to move around a smoke-filled house. When you're crawling, your hands are able to feel out ahead of you for hot spots. They will also warn you of a soft floor, or even one that isn't there anymore. When going down a flight of stairs, go backwards so if the stairs have been burned away you can react quickly and grab something above you to hang on.
Visibility is also better near the floor because smoke rises.
Make sure each member of your family understands what to do if they catch on fire. Tell them to stop where they are, drop to the floor or ground, and roll around to smother the flame. Now is the perfect time to make sure your family has a Fire Safety Plan. No amount of time you spend on these drills will be wasted if it helps save their lives one day. This how-to is provided as a service of Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse .