In my experience of an emergency evacuation, it was about 30 to 40 minutes before we got our carry-ons. After the evac, the plane was sprayed with foam (fire retardant, I'm assuming), inspected by the fire crew, then bags were retrieved. Checked bags did take a while longer - they had to tow the plane off the runway so the airport could reopen before they got the bags out.

And as a friendly reminder...keep your shoes on until you've reached a point in the flight where you would have enough time to put your shoes back on if an emergency landing is necessary.

And add me to the "move to the exit or be moved clear of the isle" camp.
Being narcissistic does not make you more knowledgeable than the flight crew during an emergency.

I find it unfathomable how someone could continue to worry about getting their carry-on when a plane has had to be evacuated. I don't care if I EVER get my carry-on items back. I don't care if my wallet, passport, cash, crown jewels or anything else goes up in flames. The ONLY thing I care about is LIVING to tell the tale.

The unfortunate thing, is while you are deciding if you have time to get your carry-on out of the overhead bin kb9522, other people may die as a result of your non-compliance with the law. From my perspective, your value system is in serious need of change.

Are you really that simple minded or just being deliberately obtuse? The point is YOU don't know if a given evacuation is life or death or not.

The law you are breaking depending on which country you are in is a law such as 'criminal negligence' or 'reckless endangerment'. When you are on a plane, the Captain's word is law according to International Law. That means that if you disobey his command to evacuate in any way, you can then be charged under the local laws that would cover such an act.

When the Captain tells you to evacuate (through flight crew as well), that also means without stopping to get things out of an overhead. It is not a request, it is not voluntary, it is a command that has legal weight and as such also has legal penalties for non-compliance.

Thus speaks someone who has ZERO experience of real life emergencies, and that remark exemplifies the ultimate in narcissism.

Seconds matter in a fire. In the time it would take the FA or pilot to announce "The left engine is on fire, there is fuel leaking onto the ground and a strong chance the fire will spread to the fuselage, so please evacuate in an orderly manner and rapidly proceed away from the plane" quite a few people could have gotten out of the plane. All you need to know that qualified personnel have called for an emergency evacuation. Follow the instructions of the crew, or sit in your seat and pout while you wait for "all the information", your choice, but don't block others from exiting while you play with your luggage.

Are you a psychic? The NTSB could really use your help, because it takes them months to reach the same conclusions you make before they even get to the scene.

So what if you HAVE "all the information"? It still doesn't matter, because you don't have the right to prevent others from following an evacuation order just because you don't think it warrants your compliance.

​​​​​​​Evacuation is a group effort, not an individual effort.
As a whole, yes, the group IS too dumb.
WAY, WAY too dumb.
But narcissists are always the exception. Right?