If a fire started, What do you do?

[pawpawdiv9]

FYI guys..typical construction such as cement block is rated for 2 hrs and even stairwells are as well with usual core-board sheetrock and rock-wool insulation.
It can only stand so much, eventually the fire will get there....Its suppose to only give time to get out in a fire. Typical sheetrock wall, such in offices spaces are only 1 hr rated fire-walls and thats usually the corridors and maintance rooms.

I myself have 2 safes..one is a heavy but portable and the other is much larger, but weighs like 100 pds + for the bigger items ...and YES i do worry about them in a fire.

[Volod]

Years ago, after a divorce, i moved into a small ground-floor condo, where i felt i only needed to worry about fire or theft. So, after some thought, i decided to store my collectibles in an old beat-up cardboard box on the floor in a bedroom closet where i could grab it fast and run in the event of a fire. Some months later, i awoke to the sound of trickling water around four AM, and found three inches worth had flooded the entire apartment from a blocked storm drain. In a panic, i saw that the bottom part of the storage box was already soaked. Fortunately, i had thought to line the inside of the box with several layers of heavy plastic, which saved the contents. But, i was seriously annoyed that the possibility of such a sneaky and fast-moving threat had not occurred to me.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

I myself have 2 safes..one is a heavy but portable and the other is much larger, but weighs like 100 pds + for the bigger items ...and YES i do worry about them in a fire.

Don't worry Chris, your Exhibit Portrait and Post Panel are safe with me

[Exhibitman]

1. Insure it to value and let it all burn...

2. Pitch all those cases of 1990s wax that you still have into the flames then see #1.

3. Pick up the check.

[sycks22]

I'd go with family and old photo albums, everything else can be replaced.

[tulsaboy]

After family and photos, I have a couple of heirlooms that I would pitch out the window. I also collect some vintage airplane photos and manuals that I know to be one of a kind. I would grab those as well.

[Eric72]

Depending on the circumstances, I might grab a fire extinguisher. Since I love to cook, the most likely place for a fire to start in my home is the kitchen...or the deck, if I'm grilling on the barbecue.

Closest I ever came to torching the abode involved accidentally creating a new grilling recipe, "Pollo en Fuego." One-time deal...I definitely do not recommend this recipe to others.