If a fire happens in your home, you get out and stay out. Unfortunately, you don't go back into a burning buidling--not for property, not for pets, not for other people. This really puts an emphasis back on "practice, practice, practice"--have a plan in place. Let your family know the plan; make sure that you know what the evacuation route is and your meeting places are. What we want is for everyone to react as quickly and as safely as possible in an emergency--just like with earthquakes, where we don't want you to go running to your child right away--we want you to "drop, cover, and hold on," and then go to them. You expect that they're "drop, cover, and holding on" as well so that they're keeping themselves safe. You teach your children/your family to react the same way that you would react. Now obviously, if you're in the same room with them, please evacuate with them--grab them. If you have a direct line of sight, and you're on your way out of that building, grab them if they're on the way. What we want is for them to be going out that same exit or out their other evacuation route as well. Imagine the time it could take, if what you train yourself to do is go through an evacuation route, and your child goes through another one, and instead of getting outside the home and meeting them, you're running around searching for them. Expedited time--you could be stuck inside the building; you could now be the person in danger, whereas your child may have reacted perfectly and been outside waiting for you. Practice the plan; make it as normal as you possibly can. Statistically speaking, people don't panic in emergencies, but they don't think as clearly as they would normally. You want to train with muscle memory--especially with kids. I work with kids a lot--they love doing the "drop, cover, and hold on"; they love "crawl low in smoke." Make this the most comfortable thing you possibly can for them, because there is nothing comfortable about an emergency. The more normal it is--the more prepared they are--the less scared they'll be, and the more likely they'll react appropriately. Call 911, get emergency help there right away--but don't go back into a burning building; you could be the one that ends up being rescued later.