 Being prepared in advance helped them keep calm when flames jumped the interstate highway near their home and they had to evacuate. Another family, the Pinos, prepared not just go bags, but a plan of action. We practiced opening our windows, trying to open them because they're pretty hard to open. We practiced opening windows and climbing out of them safely. Obviously, this was in case if for some reason we weren't able to help them. We were going to help the kids no matter what and we were all going to get out safely and we had a place that we were going to meet.