What would the 3 things you attempt to save before you fled the scene?

the floor walls n roof.

Humm my dog sassy, my purse and as many pictures as I can grab on the way out..

people - first

pets - second if I couldn't grab them while getting everyone out first.

and my valuables - last

Dat seems quite a bunch love

Is that to me?

As long as all people were out and pets, that's all I would care about. If I could go back for my valuables, I would, because some of them, like one of my diamond rings was for my 21st and its nice memories.

Diamond ring.... nice

There all lovely. I've got 3, all for different times in my life off my parents. That's why if I could I would go back and grab those, plus other jewelry if I could and a few other valuables.

Cant I just save all my bedroom?

and people and pets

I have gone thru process of down sizing
of taking only the essentials in life
walking away


so this kind of question is easy for me
my son
the baby pictures of my boys
important documents in my safe box

Don't forget, YOU

Get the boys out first. If there is time then the pets. Cell phone would be probably third.

.. I don't think your vibrator .. really counts as being valuable.. but then again.. somethings are just hard to replace.. .. JK

This would be an easy thought process..
Purse which has access to documents.
My dog
Survival bag of gear...

My ..omelette Pan
if its during the day my cell phone and wallet are on me..

Milo we probably be out in the yard anyways..

. again during the day the boys Would be at school..

. my cigarettes.. because I'm probably going to need a cigarette.. I probably won't have to worry about my lighter...

. I have a shoebox full of little momentos...Ie.. armbands from when the boys came home from the hospital.. some of their baby teeth..
love letters I've received over the years... movie stubs from past movies..
my wedding Ring.. my first dollar I ever made.. my first bubble gum and Mars bar . empty wrappers
so on and so forth it's a big shoe box

hey its a valuable to me.

totally understand.. a good tool is hard to replace.. good thing she said it's just the house ..Thats on fire and not the garage.. because if I lost my garage I don't know what I would do.. without all my tools

I understand, you must save your tools

"Fled the scene?"

That kinda implies I was the one that started the fire possibly due to illegal reasons.


If I'm burning down my own house for the insurance money then I'm definitely not saving the rolls royce collection in my living room, the trunks of which I kept my Van Gogh collection.

If I'm burning down my house to fake my own death, then I would just save all the money and things that are easily, and anonymously, sold.

If I'm burning down my house to cover a murder, I probably wouldn't save anything so no one asks "well, you had time to save (x) why didn't you save them?"

Fire being a very real threat in California and seeing how people suffer who are not prepared to "rise from the ashes" I have a survival bag with basic necessities so I can bug out fast.

I would grab my birds and leave the rest of the "stuff". Not worth being hurt or dying that kind of death. Or making my kids suffer my being injured or dying. They know where I will go in an emergency.

I also keep copies of documents and precious photos on a DVD in my P.O. Box away from my house.

Keeping defensible space, batteries in the smoke detector, and an ABC fire extinguisher charged to put out small fires, and a wrench so I can cut off the gas from the outside of the house chained at the shut off helps my chances that the "good Guys" can save my house.