Emergency Kit.. Do you have one? you should!

[jen74401]

Well you need a fire proof safe that is rated at a minimum of 1 hour. Most good one swill be rated for 1 hour at 1850 deg. F. Paper will ignite at 350 deg F. So the better the rating the better protection you will have against things burning up inside. @kazzy220

I'm not sure how hot our fire was but the firemen said it was the hottest that they had ever felt.

 

[Davidh]

[MENTION=4339]jen74401[/MENTION] The average house fire is around 800 to 900 deg. but can reach well over 1200 deg. F. That's why a fire safe rated for an hour or two is better.

 

[Corlando465]

I have also been told that if you do not have a fire proof box/safe, then your freezer is the next best place to keep your important document in, as this is the last place in a house fire to be consumed by heat and fire. I just put them in a freezer bag out of the way and they do just fine.

 

[jen74401]

@jen74401 The average house fire is around 800 to 900 deg. but can reach well over 1200 deg. F. That's why a fire safe rated for an hour or two is better.

Maybe that was the issue. The firemen that showed up here just sat in my driveway eating ice cream sandwiches and gatorade

 

[Davidh]

[MENTION=4339]jen74401[/MENTION] WHAT?????? That wasn't a fireman, he was a spectator, and should turn in his gear. We always do something to try to put the fire out no matter what the condition is or how much fire there is. If we can save some property maybe even just a picture album or trinket that may just be the one thing that means the most to someone. I hate it when I see videos of so called fireman just watching a fire and not doing their job.

 

[cowsmom]

Maybe that was the issue. The firemen that showed up here just sat in my driveway eating ice cream sandwiches and gatorade

what in the world? omg seriously they just sat there watching the house burn down? ubelievable. i may have thrown them off my property

 

[Ftse 100]

This is a good reminder for all of us! I've been thinking a lot about my emergency kit but the actual "doing" is another story. Time to get my behind in gear and start putting my kit and one for the boys' together.

I should do this too!

 

[kazzy220]

Maybe that was the issue. The firemen that showed up here just sat in my driveway eating ice cream sandwiches and gatorade

..... WHUT!!! That's disgusting!!!

 

[jen74401]

@jen74401 WHAT?????? That wasn't a fireman, he was a spectator, and should turn in his gear. We always do something to try to put the fire out no matter what the condition is or how much fire there is. If we can save some property maybe even just a picture album or trinket that may just be the one thing that means the most to someone. I hate it when I see videos of so called fireman just watching a fire and not doing their job.

No joke, all of the firemen just sat there and enjoyed their ice cream while I lost everything. To top it off, after they left our house they left their trash all over my yard.

 

[Corlando465]

How awful! I agree...those were NOT real firemen! I am so sorry you had to go through this.


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[bullmama]

No joke, all of the firemen just sat there and enjoyed their ice cream while I lost everything. To top it off, after they left our house they left their trash all over my yard.

Omg that is unbelievable!! Tragic!


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[izstigspunks]

[MENTION=4339]jen74401[/MENTION] - omg, sorry you had to go through that. Too bad no one took a pic of them so they can be reported. It's so unbelievable that they did that.

 

[Davidh]

[MENTION=4339]jen74401[/MENTION] That's just totally wrong, so sorry they did that. Guys like that give the rest of us a bad name.

 

[jen74401]

I know not all fire dept's are this way, but my situation with me with a very bad taste in my mouth not just with that certain fire dept but also with insurance companies. Read the very small print that they'll never tell you about. My house was originally valued at $213,000. That's a very nice house in Oklahoma with the cost of living difference for a lot of states. What I didn't know is that they would only give me the depreciated value of my house, which after the fire they devalued it to $49,000. Then they tell me the contents of my house could not exceed the value. So, I only received $49,000 for my contents. I could go on forever about this, lol.