"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Fri, 5 Jul 2019 11:29:02 +0100, wrote:

I guess it would take 30+ minutes for the fire brigade to get here; no
neighbours near enough to help.

And thinking about it our nearest neighbours, 1/4 mile away, could
take longer than the retained pump to arrive, especially in the wee
small hours of the morning.

This has to work for family and friends, and when we're older - I don't
think "dangle and drop" is an option.

But as a last resort as the door starts to leak too much smoke and
fumes or the same coming up through the floorboards...

Reading the thread, working, linked, smoke/rate of rise/temperature
alarms to give you early warning is probably the best bet. Coupled
withgood buildings and contents insurance.

As the fire and rescue service say "Get out, Stay out, Get us Out".

Corded landline on your route out that you can grab as you pass with
enough cable to be used from outside is a good idea.

Don't even think about fighting the fire.

Don't agree with that last with a fat fire in the kitchen
or when you **** up some diy or when an appliance
catches fire with you reasonably close to it. Plenty of
small fires like that are very easy to deal with and doing
that produces a hell of a lot less damage to deal with.

Corse you do need to have enough of a clue to know
what can be dealt with and what is better not to try.