On Sun, 13 May 2018 19:16:54 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife"
wrote:

On Sun, 13 May 2018 18:16:59 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 13 May 2018 16:11:47 +0100, "Jimmy Wilkinson Knife"
wrote:

Fire truck will have a ladder. If the fire is forcing me out though,
I'd jump and risk a broken leg rather than burn to death.

I think I'd take my chances putting out the fire first. By the time I was sure I wanted to jump, I'd be unconscious with smoke. I don't want to live the rest of my life in a wheelchair.

Most folks can drop 2 or 3 meters without having anything bad happen
to them, particularly if you know how to land.

Even in a panic, in the dark, in smoke?

Either you know how to land or you don't. Most falls are not expected
and if your landing is instinctive, you get to walk away from most of
them. The trick is knowing how to turn a fall into a jump.
My old roomie was a Recon Marine and we used to practice this all the
time. It has saved me from serious injury more times than I can count.
I think it should be required training for everyone, particularly old
people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_landing_fall
It spreads the energy across various points of the body so no one of
them takes a serious hit. Once you understand the technique you can
roll in just about any direction from just about any fall.
It looks pretty cool when you do it too, especially when you are over
70 ;-)