Evacuation from your home in the event of fire or smoke should be a first concern of everyone. 

Prepare a plan for evacuating regardless of whether you live in a single family home or an apartment building.  Have smoke detectors in every sleeping area as well as

elsewhere in the home.  Additionally, locate carbon monoxide detectors wherever there might be a source of combustion such as near the furnace, the kitchen, or the

fireplace.  Renew the batteries at the beginning and end of Daylight Savings Time or twice annually.  You should also test these warning devices to ensure they work.
Locate all exits including windows.  Have a portable fire escape ladder available for second or third floor bedrooms.  Locate the windows that will work as exits.

Practice your primary escape route and a back-up escape route for all members of your family.  Plan on crawling to the exit if there is dense smoke or heat.  The smoke and

heat will be much less near the floor.  Feel all doors for heat before opening them.  If none, open cautiously and quickly proceed.  Have a designated meeting place outside

where all family members assemble.  Once you've escaped and accounted for all family members do not reenter the structure.  Call 911 and report the fire/smoke/alarm.

You should also have at least one ABC rated fire extinguisher in or near your kitchen ( it should be checked annually).  This extinguisher is rated for most fires that occur in

homes including grease fires in the kitchen.   NEVER attempt to extinguish a cooking fire with water.  It will get tremendously worse!  You can also use baking soda on a

grease fire if you keep it handy, but don't reach across the fire to get the baking soda! 

It's also a good idea to glance at the fire evacuation plan that's usually posted on the back of the door (or nearby) of the hotel or motel room you're staying at, especially if

the entrance is inside a hallway and/or above ground level. 

Following these steps will allow you to sleep better and you'll be better prepared in case something should happen.