Sadly, this is a question that I think about way too much. I have nightmares about it constantly. I even have a special case prepared for my reptiles if I have to get them out of the house quickly. (I dream that I am unable to save them, and have to suffer with the knowledge that they’re hurting and alone and my responsibility). I, however, have all of my art and paintings and sculptures and puppets to worry about as well. All of the family heirlooms to worry about. All of the expensive things in the house to worry about. Cameras, microscopes, telescopes, computers, grandfather clocks would all be ruined. I know where everything is… but how could I ever make a definitive decision in a crisis.
There’s no way that I would be able to get it all out. Many of my canvases are absolutely huge. Getting my pets, alone, would take a long time. They’re very difficult to get out.
I was sick for a very long time and don’t remember a lot from about three years. My memories are all in this house. Losing them would be the loss of an entire world.
It is an unimaginable horror.
my first answer (of my animals) is what I would save first… but then I have to think about who I would rescue first, and what I would do next… the heirlooms are an option, but there are a lot more that I can think of when I put my mind to it.