Home Safety Tips by ADT Home Security

ADT is a valuable source of information for you and your family. ADT can help protect you from burglary, fire, medical emergencies, carbon monoxide, freeze and flood. However, ADT is much more than that.

ADT is there for your entire family. In your home security package, you’ll get three points of protection so you can monitor when your kids come home and leave. You’ll also get one-touch access to ADT for medical emergencies — especially useful if an elderly adult lives with you.

From the inside and out, an ADT alarm system also helps protect your entire property. For example, your infrared interior motion detector helps monitor the inside of your house. Your protection points secure your doors and windows. Your yard sign and window decals bring attention to your security system outside your house. You can also choose from several upgrades to further protect every inch of your home, such as more protection points and motion detectors, a smoke/heat sensor, carbon monoxide detectors and water sensors.

Home safety tips from America’s #1 security provider — ADT

While an ADT security system will help protect your entire family and home, it’s good to follow some general home safety tips.

Home safety tips to protect against burglary

• Do not leave notes or instructions for delivery personnel because they’ll indicate that you’re not home.
• Make sure your garage door is closed as often as possible.
• Always leave your windows and doors locked.
• Always make it look like someone is at home, especially while you’re away for an extended period of time.
  • Leave a few lights on at all times.
  • Get a trusted friend or relative to get your mail and newspaper if you’re going on vacation.
• Refrain from leaving valuables like jewelry and personal identification information out. Find a good hiding spot for them or store them in a safety deposit box.
• Install motion-activated spotlights.
• If your home has a sliding door, place a pipe in its track to prevent it from being opened from the outside.
• Since burglars know the common hiding places for keys, do not place them under flower pots or welcome mats.
• Close your curtains and blinds as often as you can.

In addition to getting a security system from ADT, follow these home security tips for extra protection against burglary and home invasion.

Home safety tips to protect against fire

• Store firewood and other combustibles as far from your house as you can.
• Double check that any hot appliances and electronics like stoves, ovens, irons or hair straighteners are powered off.
• Make sure a fireplace fire is extinguished before going to bed.
• Place a smoke sensor on each level in your home.
• Douse cigars and cigarettes with water before throwing them away.
• Don’t leave open flames (candles, incense, etc.) unattended.
• If the fire department comes out to your home, make sure your house number can easily be seen from the road.
• Establish a fire evacuation plan for your family. Make sure you know the fastest and safest route out of your home.

To greatly reduce the risk of fire and smoke, make sure everyone in your household follows these home security tips.

Home security tips

ADT helps protect everyone in your home, no matter how old they are. It’s also important for your family to follow these home security tips.

Home safety tips for your children

• Your children should always look through a peep hole before answering the door.
• Your kids should always tell a trusted adult if they see any suspicious people outside your home.
• Make sure your children know your phone number and address in case they need to give it to emergency responders.
• Your children should know not to answer the door to people they don’t know.
• Teach your children when it’s appropriate to dial 911.
• Make sure your children know how to use your home alarm system.

By educating your children on these home security tips, you’re helping them prepare for an emergency in your home.

Home safety tips for elderly adults

• Make sure older relatives living with you are always wearing their emergency pendant. You can get an emergency pendant with your package for quick access to ADT during a medical emergency.
• Store emergency contact information beside each phone in your home.
• Use non-slip mats on shower floors and sturdy handrails on each staircase to help prevent falls from occurring.
• Make sure there is adequate lighting in your kitchen for a safe cooking environment.
• When your installation technician installs your home alarm, make sure he or she places the digital keypad in a location that’s easily accessible to elderly adults.

If an elderly adult lives with you, it’s important to follow these home security tips. Make sure they know the importance of following them as well.

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