If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Do you and your family have a Fire Prevention & Escape Plan?  If not, start one for your family now.  If you have children, especially smaller ones, discuss the dangers of playing with matches and what to do in case […]

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October is the time of year that we start hearing the horrible, sad stories of people who die in house fires.  A house fire is really one of the biggest threats to your home and family. The sad part about house fires is most of them could have been prevented.  
When a fire starts, time is […]

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If your children must come home from school by his or herself, you are among a growing trend in our society of working parents who may have to struggle for after-school child care.  In fact, 17% of kindergarteners through eighth graders spend time after school in self-care at least once a week.
Although the American Academy […]

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Many real estate professionals have a small cubby-space at the realtor office they work for; however, their primary office may be in their home.  Considering the risky nature of your job – meeting strangers alone in homes or being a high-visibility agent – it is a good idea to ensure that your home and office […]

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Courtesy of Louisville Metro TV 
One of the biggest concerns for people who are considering a security system for their home is having false alarms.  Because they have heard numerous horror stories of friends or others who have accidentally had their alarm system go off and the police dispatched, they are afraid this will happen to […]

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Watch this video news broadcast about break-ins in this particular city.  This could be your city…it could be my city…it could be anybodies city because it is happening way too often to just ignore it.
Leader Newspapers - Rise In Burglaries
 

I just opened up our small town (approximately 12,000 population give or take) news magazine and this […]

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Let’s review so far what you’ve done to secure the perimeter of your home:
1.  You have secured all of the doors with solid strength hardwood or metals doors.
2.  You have reinforced the frames around the doors (if they needed it) and have installed  good-quality deadbolts.
3.  You have reinforced glass sliders with better locks.  To […]

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Personal security and safety for you and your family begins at home.  Everything starts with ensuring the entire family is aware of the rules for safety and security of your home.  Everyone needs to know how to protect themselves and how to alert help if someone invades the perimeter of your home.
The first step is […]

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Avoid Home Invasions - KOAT.com

When I began my career in the alarm industry back in 1986 it was right after my family and I had moved into our new home in the outskirts of Seattle, Washington.  There had been a recent burglary/home invasion where intruders had broken into a home while the family was asleep.  They tied the […]

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Welcome and thanks for visiting Home Security 911.  If you have a home and family, I would imagine your most important goal is ensuring that your family is safe and your home is secure 24 hours a day.  That has always been my goal too.
In fact, for almost 20 years I helped thousands of families […]

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