What's a "fire key"? Do you have security gates or deadbolts at each door that need to be unlocked with a key from the inside to escape? Or do you mean "keys to take with you in case of fire," like the car keys?

I keep my "D" cell Mag-Lite in my purse which is close to my bed at night, and yes I can find my purse in the night.

Jeanette Isabelle

A wise man told me "always keep your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark". So BOB is at bedside, yesterdays clothes with all EDC stuff still in them go on top of the BOB and get transfered to clean ones in the morning. LED lights in every room and extra one is All Day Carry with me. A larger version of a PSK is in every vehicle. Recently I've considered the need to have a version of a BOB in every vehicle.

Good point Arney, I did need to clarify:

I have double cylinder deadbolts on all doors and a key is indeed required to get out. I put a hook at 3 feet from the floor near each door and put a key there.

They can't be reached by someone reaching in through a broken window.

My child has been trained to find them with eyes closed (we would play "fire drill" when she was little). I noticed that while she and I were practicing that the key would sometimes get dropped as we were rushing and fumbling with it so I put a chem light on each key to add some light in an emergency and make it easier to find when I drop it.