I'd recommend sitting down with your husband and creating a fire escape plan/any reason the both of you and your dogs or just you and the dogs need to get out quickly plan. I have a snake and my two pet rats just passed away but I had an emergency backpack that had food for a few days, heat packs for my snake and any other pet supplies I thought I might need. Male sure you put it somewhere you'll remember and can grab it and be out quickly. Also make sure leashes are in a spot where you can grab them and leash up quickly. I also keep a bright red folder (obviously doesn't matter if you don't see color) and I keep my most important documents so my social security card, passport, and birth certificate. Keeping all of these things on the ready will help you stay calm because you've already done the prepping and you just need to focus on grabbing the dogs, the backpack, the folder and getting out. Okay so now you're all outside. You'll want to locate somewhere you'll feel a safe distance from your house. Maybe it's the neighbor's mailbox across the street or somewhere further. Just make sure you can get to that safe spot on your own with the dogs. Do you feel comfortable speaking with any of your neighbors asking if they would be okay with you coming to their house if there was an emergency at your own? Two homes would be good in case one of them isn't home. In any case, make sure you've got your phone to call 911. I know it's easier said than done to start calm, but having a plan will really help with that!

If you're not comfortable leaving your own house, you may need mobility training / white cane training. In a fire emergency, you need to get yourself out and not worry about your dogs. It's not OK for you to die from smoke inhalation trying to catch frightened dogs.

It's great to sit down and work out better plans with your partner. They're probably going to know what's best. Emergencies happen. Making plans helps, but staying calm and thinking straight will always be your best strategy.

In addition to the emergency bag, documents and extra medications that will be needed in the emergency, I think you need to make an action plan that includes checking flammable points in your house, gas pipe conditions and electrical installations.You don't need to always be anxious about the possibility of an accident if you have the necessary technology at your fingertips to make your day easier. Alexa speakers can alert you to changes in ambient sound, smoke sensors in the home connected to the firehouse, camera lenses that can tell you what's in your sights, devices that allow you to navigate safely through of items if you lose your cane.About the device I have only heard of one called Ara by StrapTech, the Alexa speakers are from Amazon and there is a lot of variety in the market for the glasses. I hope my tips help you feel more confident.

Stay calm and take some deep breaths. I would say call the fire department. I suppose you and your house made it out okay? I mean as long as it does that’s good. If it does your stuff is just stuff. Garbage when you’re in a life and death situation. So quickly and calmly get out call the fire department. If you feel capable try to take a hose to it. If not leave. Your life is important then whatever you have. You can replace it, your own life? No.

Do you have smoke detectors? Basically every home here in the UK is more or less required to have them. There are some that don't, but for instance if you have major rewiring work done on an old place you pretty much have to fit them. That keeps me happy about fire.

I am not a big dog fan anyway but I would imagine dogs would save themselves from fire if they had half a chance. And frankly so would I. I know the local area well enough to get to high ground if there's a flood or to take refuge from a plague of locusts or whatever else.

What exactly are you concerned about? Is there some risk you can prepare for? I had thought of a sort of emergency go bag but it seemed a bit like one of those crazy americans who digs a bunker in the back yard in case of alien invasion or whatever.