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Model Citizen
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
Posts: 19,501
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First order of business is EVERY SINGLE NIGHT BEFORE BED get wallet and keys and phone and laptop next to the bed. Put some clothes and shoes close by, too.
#1 Get Bugout bag, and the stuff listed above, start to assess the situation, while I call FD.
(Using the Fire extinguishers and garden hose are a possibility, situation dependent)
# 2 and 3, if possible, remove contents of safe and 2 bins of camping gear plus hiking gear to a safe place.
# 4 Move DailyDriver to safety.
#4a Grab a bicycle and bike gear for alternate transportation.
Doing any one of these things will keep me alive in the event of a fire on the worst, (wettest, coldest, darkest) night of the year. The further down the list I can go, the better off I'll be if the house is lost. BB has the minimum, plus jump-drive with contact numbers; everything else makes life a little better.
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