first make sure you have a good electric AND battery operated smoke/carbon dioxide detector. then have your carriers ready like you mentioned. then all you can do is grab them and get out, and if they are not willing , you just have to force them, whatever the consequensce, and Im sure they would scratch you, but thats better than the alternative.
a few years ago my smoke alarm went off, I was sleeping, and I had forgot to blow out a candle and it burned down and caught a t-shirt on fire! I ran downstairs and luckily it was still pretty small, so I was able to put it out or I would have just got out! I didnt have pets then. now I have a extinguisor! you might want to have a few of them around. and tell that moron to pay attention, there are other residents other than him!
I have also wondered about things like that , from time to time... and wondered how I would get them out. well the other day I wanted to get one of the new cats in to the carrier to take to my room, and he turned wild on me, I grabbed him by the scruff and put him in the cage. so I was kind of proud I had got that done, no more hesitatinig, now I know I can do that.
Donna have you talked to your landlord? there should be a smoke detector in each house, each floor, and he should install them as owner... that had to be very scary for you!
also... if you can't get down the stairs, get one of those ladders, , I don't know what they are made out of, but like sturdy rope, ladders, and you can climb down them from a window... and for the cats, you would have to have a rope tied to the carriers so you could lower them to the ground. its such a scary thought!
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