Research shows that having a fire escape plan, and executing it quickly, greatly increases the chances of a successful escape from a house fire. In studies, researchers tested standard high-decibel smoke alarms on sleeping children, and found that just over half the children woke up to the noise. However, when researches used personalized messages recorded by the children’s parents in conjunction with the beeping smoke alarms, almost 100 percent of the children woke up and successfully followed their escape plan.