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if your home was on fire what would you take outside with
voted interesting: xds, icechristine
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Excellent question kimbinyi!
My kids and my pets first of all, I would have to make sure everyone was outside and safe before I even started THINKING about my personal valuables. Probably without a doubt the first thing i would make sure was safe is my backup drives, legal documents we keep in a safe and then my portable computer. Then going down the list I would grab my cellphone and my keys.
Always make sure you and your family have a assigned meeting place outside your home and keep the value of your lives above any personal affects.
Kind Regards,
XDS
My kids and my pets first of all, I would have to make sure everyone was outside and safe before I even started THINKING about my personal valuables. Probably without a doubt the first thing i would make sure was safe is my backup drives, legal documents we keep in a safe and then my portable computer. Then going down the list I would grab my cellphone and my keys.
Always make sure you and your family have a assigned meeting place outside your home and keep the value of your lives above any personal affects.
Kind Regards,
XDS
voted helpful: kimbinyi
Voted as best: williamwaco, tpnolan
I would bring my laptop. It has all my important files and documents, as well as my entire history of photographs. These are irreplaceable, whereas everything else I own can be replaced. Though to be fair, I live a pretty simple life.
HI kimbinyi,
I would rather run out of the house and not suffer any injury than stay in and try and take a possession out. I would make sure everyone else is out of the house as well, so we are all safe.
However, if I were in a situation where I could take something out of the house - then I would bring my laptop. It has so much stored on it and I would lose a lot of work. It also cost me a lot to buy it!
I would rather run out of the house and not suffer any injury than stay in and try and take a possession out. I would make sure everyone else is out of the house as well, so we are all safe.
However, if I were in a situation where I could take something out of the house - then I would bring my laptop. It has so much stored on it and I would lose a lot of work. It also cost me a lot to buy it!
Myself and my family. Period.
Seriously, I am a nurse on a burn unit and there is no object in the world that is worth a bad burn. And a lot of house fire victims don't live to make it to the burn unit.
I happen to keep my purse by the door, so IF I went out the front door I MIGHT grab for it because ID's can be a pain to replace. But I recommend you keep any valuables you don't feel you can lose in a fireproof box or safe. Then you can hightail it out of there with no regrets.
Here are things I might keep in such a fireproof box or safe: DVDs with scanned copies of family photos (scan both sides if they are written on); birth certificates, passports, and other documents that would be required to replace identification; the back-up discs for the hard-drive of my computer; whatever stashed cash I keep in the house; a list of important contact information regarding insurance, taxes, credit cards, etc.; a photocopy of my address book if I don't keep it on the computer.
This list is just off the top of my head. Let's hope I'll do it instead of procrastinating and that none of us ever has to find out if it's complete.
Seriously, I am a nurse on a burn unit and there is no object in the world that is worth a bad burn. And a lot of house fire victims don't live to make it to the burn unit.
I happen to keep my purse by the door, so IF I went out the front door I MIGHT grab for it because ID's can be a pain to replace. But I recommend you keep any valuables you don't feel you can lose in a fireproof box or safe. Then you can hightail it out of there with no regrets.
Here are things I might keep in such a fireproof box or safe: DVDs with scanned copies of family photos (scan both sides if they are written on); birth certificates, passports, and other documents that would be required to replace identification; the back-up discs for the hard-drive of my computer; whatever stashed cash I keep in the house; a list of important contact information regarding insurance, taxes, credit cards, etc.; a photocopy of my address book if I don't keep it on the computer.
This list is just off the top of my head. Let's hope I'll do it instead of procrastinating and that none of us ever has to find out if it's complete.
If my home was on fire I would take my pictures of my son, who died in an auto accident 6 years ago when he was 31. They are all I have left to be able to refresh my memory of what a handsome son I was blessed with.
I am in total agreement with the nurse. The only thing I would worry about are my kids and my hubby. Everything else can be replaced.
It is really good to plan ahead for any kind of disaster. Have every important document scanned in and backed up securely online with the originals stored at your attorney's office, in a safety deposit box or fireproof safe in the house. If there is a family heirloom that is super important to you take a picture of it and save that picture digitally. Even putting these things on an external hard drive and housing that equipment will ensure that you do not lose everything in the event of a fire, flood, tornado etc.
Most important, make sure your family has a plan. Make sure you and your husband have a will ( that includes passwords to any really important sites to make it easier for loved ones to have access to insurance info or other important information if necessary ).
Another idea I heard recently was to have an ICE list ( In Case of Emergency ). Keep your ICE list with your neighbors, in your car, and wherever else you think it might come in handy.
If you do have kids you have to practice getting out of the house too - several years ago there was a little boy who died in a house fire when he ran back inside because his mom told him NEVER to go outside without his shoes on - it was crazy.
Short answer: No stuff - just people.
It is really good to plan ahead for any kind of disaster. Have every important document scanned in and backed up securely online with the originals stored at your attorney's office, in a safety deposit box or fireproof safe in the house. If there is a family heirloom that is super important to you take a picture of it and save that picture digitally. Even putting these things on an external hard drive and housing that equipment will ensure that you do not lose everything in the event of a fire, flood, tornado etc.
Most important, make sure your family has a plan. Make sure you and your husband have a will ( that includes passwords to any really important sites to make it easier for loved ones to have access to insurance info or other important information if necessary ).
Another idea I heard recently was to have an ICE list ( In Case of Emergency ). Keep your ICE list with your neighbors, in your car, and wherever else you think it might come in handy.
If you do have kids you have to practice getting out of the house too - several years ago there was a little boy who died in a house fire when he ran back inside because his mom told him NEVER to go outside without his shoes on - it was crazy.
Short answer: No stuff - just people.
Voted as best: pazaq
Husband, cats, dogs, hard drive...in that order!
Assuming that any other people (husband or visitors) were either not home or able to get themselves out safely without my help, I would definitely get the dog!
As many irreplaceable files as there are on the computers/laptops, I wouldn't think of grabbing them - just not at the forefront of my mind. Our dog on the other hand, is a member of the family and would be tough to live without. If he was safe, I don't think I'd worry about the other stuff. He is part of the present but any objects would just be things of the past.
As many irreplaceable files as there are on the computers/laptops, I wouldn't think of grabbing them - just not at the forefront of my mind. Our dog on the other hand, is a member of the family and would be tough to live without. If he was safe, I don't think I'd worry about the other stuff. He is part of the present but any objects would just be things of the past.
Voted as best: gabby7
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