Planning for a house fire is probably first up on my list...and this morning, I had a chance to talk to a firefighter for a few minutes, and he shared his two biggest tips he shares with people:
Have a smoke detector in EVERY room. He said most people have 2 or 3 in their whole house but having one in each room makes a big difference.
Sleep with your doors closed. He said if the interior doors are open, a fire can spread from one end of the house to the other in THREE minutes...but if those doors are closed, it takes more like 25-40 minutes for it to burn through the doors and spread across the house, which gives you a whole lot more time to get out!