I'd guess he's just asking. I stress enough about whether I've packed the right stuff for vacation. If I was under the pressure of a raging forest fire coming f

I'd guess he's just asking. I stress enough about whether I've packed the right stuff for vacation. If I was under the pressure of a raging forest fire coming for my home[1], I would not be able to confidently tell you that "yes, I got the necessary stuff, let's evacuate". A checklist would be great to have. (And is a great reason, I suppose, to have a plan for emergencies beforehand, though I don't intend to berate the OP here. I'm just as unprepared, I feel.) [1]: I am presuming that the poster is north of the Bay Area; the smoke from the fires up there obscured Oakland from view of SF this morning, and the smell of the fire was all over. Eerie as heck, and I'm thankful to be on this side of the Bay. Co-workers reported accidentally leaving a window open and returning to a thin layer of ash covering stuff.