Good tip on keeping scissors handy; if you use rope or leather, always keep a big sharp knife handy so you can cut away everything in case of an emergency or panic attack.
Don't just leave them, like that poor guy in Florida; damn house burnt down, and he got left behind! I can just imagine the poor guy screaming his safe word, as the house is burning down around him... "Hippopotamus! Oh, god... ! Hippopotamuuuuuuuuusssssss!!!!!"