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05 Jul 2015, 5:44 pm

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I'm rather unaware when it comes to fire risk, which is strange because I'm very risk-averse about most things. I think it comes from working in a place that had tedious evacuation precedures and horribly noisy fire alarms that often went off although we never had an actual fire. They also had cumbersome fire doors that made it hard to carry stuff around the building. I hate obstacles and interruptions when I'm trying to get my work done. Don't get me started on smoke detectors.

I'd hate to lose my stuff, that's for sure. I don't know what I'd do if I lost it, but I don't think it would be quite as bad as losing the people I love.

I have put some thought into backing up my millions of precious computer documents and files, and I've worked out that I need two complete, up-to-date backups of everything, and that I should locate them in separate buildings. But keeping them up to date would be very tedious and I'd probably never get anything else done if I really tried to do it right.

My home is a bit of a tinderbox, and I hope to make it safer one day, when I get organised. Oh dear.

Still, looking around, most people's homes don't burn down. Maybe I'm more likely to die from another cause? My stuff isn't going to be much use to me if I'm dead.


It is my cats which make me aware of fire risk.
This is a good thread as it spreads awareness of fire risk, cats or no cats.
For autistic people I think it is important to be even more mentally conscious about it to possibly happen and to be prepared.
Not in the sense it will happen, but chances are it might.
Many of us have executive dysfunction or what I call it from myself: one point thinking and no point thinking.
People often said to me: Do you only have one brain cell.
Because my thinking (practical "life"-Thinking) seems to be underdeveloped in a way, my mind goes in circle-spiral-points in a way.
Therefore this thread helps a lot.
It is good to know what options you have and also how to prevent disaster by installing smoke detectors, having fire extinguishers, and be thoughtful about what is meaingful to you


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05 Jul 2015, 8:29 pm

We're in a very dry, fire prone area (there's a fire that has burned 31,359 acres [about 49 square miles] not that far from us now that's been going since June 17th and it's finally about 90% contained). So I've had to seriously think about what I would take, and I have a very hard time with that. I am far far far too attached to my stuff.

I know I would take my computer, because it has all my pictures scanned and saved along with my writing and everything, but I would really want to take all my art projects too. The swords at least would mostly survive (the blades)... but my musical instruments... all my antiques and things that are actually worth a lot besides the strong emotional attachment... Thinking about a fire destroying everything I have makes me incredibly panicky. I hate change, I love my comfort and blanket and bed and everything being where it should be. Ugh.


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05 Jul 2015, 10:11 pm

I'm probably one of the least sentimental people on earth so I wouldn't mind the loss of objects because they meant something to me and not at all because I feel sorry for them but I would be devestated to lose everything I have and have to start over. It's taken me a long time to furnish my home with things I like and have it looking nice and also have the look I want. I couldn't do that quickly, especially since I've done this with thrift store or Freecycle items mostly, and it takes a lot of looking to find things from there that are like new. Our insurance would pay and it would replace the house and furnishings but it wouldn't give me the time or energy to go around and find exactly what I want, and that would take a very long time.

Fire isn't something to disregard but usually when you notice it early the fire department can get out there and put it out before it spreads. My neighbor set her attached garage on fire a few years back and it was completely burning but it didn't even spread to the kitchen, which is where the door into the house was. She was freaking out about her big box of empty vodka bottles in there that she didn't want the firemen or her husband to see so I had to run into the damn burning garage and get the box and take it to my house and hide it until garbage day, when I threw it out. She was going to go herself if I didn't and she had broken her hip a few months back and was still using a walker and was very slow, even though she was ten years younger than me, so I did it. It burned a good 20 minutes before it was put out. The smell afterwards was the worst, it was all inside her house no matter how much vinegar in bowls she put out.

The chances of your house catching on fire aren't very big, but it could happen to anybody at anytime. I'd take comfort in the statistics if I were you. Also, if you can bag up the things that are that important to you, you could just grab the bag and go if there was a fire.


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18 Jul 2015, 12:32 am

Was reminded of this thread today... A fire broke out nearby, spread from 5 acres to 3500 acres in a few hours, our firefighters weren't able to save everything, though thankfully no casualties. Fire is only at 5% containment and thousands have been evacuated. Thankfully I'm just at the line right now, but I had to pack just in case.

It's weird trying to decide what should be brought. I want to save everything... :(


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