What would you save in a house fire?

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Assuming loved ones/pets were safe and sound, what would you save from your home in the event of fire?

I was musing on this, as you do, on the Midlands line from Brum to London.

I think that many people, especially Gen X, probably have less 'things' these days.. photos, books, music all live online and are non tangible, so needn't be saved as they don't actually exist.

Are people still handing down heirlooms to children? Do we value objects like we once did or are they so easily replacable and abundent that we don't value them as highly as once before?

For me, it'd be my sketchbooks. They are irreplaceable (but utterly worthless!) and represent so much about the time in which they were filled.

My kids memory boxes, especially for my stillborn DC. I'm actually looking into fireproof boxes for them.

My phone. Photographs would be nice but in the event of a real fire I wouldn't be hanging around looking for them. Maybe I need to check out now where DS's baby photos are!

A lot of memorabilia cannot be replaced in any shape or form, sentimental photos, paintings, hand crafted stuff.

A photograph of my Nan. I have the only surviving photo of her. She was born in the 1900s and has been gone a long time, but I treasure that photo.

If all was lost in the imaginary fire, I guess I'd have to rely on my very hazy memories of her.

My dad and grand parents were bombed out during the war . Their block of flats took a direct hit and they were rescued and all they had in the world was what they were wearing. PJs in my dad and uncle's case . About a fortnight later they were told the people clearing the bomb site had found something that belonged to them. All of them were hoping for something different. My dad hoped his dog had survived. My uncle his toy soldiers , my nan her sewing machine and grandad his bike. What they'd actually found was a biscuit tin with family photos in. At the time, all 4 of them were disappointed with that tin but those photos stood the test of time and I still have them. They turned out to be priceless.

i have lost everything due to burglaries and divorce three times so if my pets and husband were out safely i couldnt do much else might be a few photos or books but things like my engagement ring i always wear so wont have to look for if it all goes it all goes

My cat

My dw and a lock of hair from her wee boy who died when he was three.
Both irreplaceable.

My granddad's lock of hair, my wedding rings, the documents box with our passports and birth certificates etc.

Dog,
Phone
Handbag
The rest is just " stuff"

If there's anything you want to save in a house fire, don't keep it in your house;
Houses burn really fast.
All you can realistically save is lives.

As others have said, realistically, nothing - you just would do whatever it took to get out, but, in a theoretical scenario, laptop and a book where I keep all the million and one passwords, so at least I could track down who my house insurance is with.

On a less practical and more sentimental level - photo albums. Nothing from before about 2004 is digital. That's a whole lot of history.