I like how everyone here thinks they know better than the guys up the front.
Right now:
- We don't know what the discussion was on the flight deck
- We don't know what the discussion was between the flight deck and the fire fighters
- We don't know what the discussion was between the flight deck and the passenger cabin
Until we do, then we can't do any second guessing. Everybody got off the aircraft alive and uninjured, the pilots will have their chance to explain their decision making process to the investigators.