Home Security How to Guide

When it comes to home security, you need to start with the NPFA to seek advice. NPFA is the National Firefighter Association, which specializes in fires. Online you will find special websites, which provide you informative information. The first thing you want to do is start a plan and put it into action. Planning helps you to prepare. NPFA will help you set those plans.

How to list:
When you plan your how to list be sure that you cover your environment. Do you live in a two-story, or multi-story home? Do you live in an apartment?
Regardless of your type of environment, you want updated smoke alarms on all floors as recommended by the NPFA.
Continuing your list, you want to decide if you and your family know what to do in the event a fire occurs. Is your family prepared? Are the members of your family taught not to panic? Do they know panic can get them killed? Does the family know safety tips to help them avoid panic? Do they know the stop, drop, and roll procedure? Is your family prepared to meet in groups if possible and escape the home in less than five minutes in the event of a fire? Is your family prepared and planned to prevent and⁄or escape carbon monoxide poison?
Home planning safety tips:
Now that we briefly covered fires, carbon monoxide, and questions to home security, we can cover ground-home security rules to help you plan.
Home Security is first:
Home security includes making sure that your deadbolts, locks, etc, are all secure. Secure means to prevent people from breaking in easily. Yet, it means to secure you in the event of fire. Can you escape? Do the locks make it difficult for you to escape your home? If so, get new locks installed now. The locks if secured should have heavy-duty strike plates.
Outdoor and Indoor Lights: Do your indoor lights work properly. Is the electric system properly working? If you answered yes, move outdoors. Do you have an outdoor sensor light to protect your home? Outdoor sensor lights will run away prowlers, since when they step on your property the lights will turn on automatically. 

Alarms:
You should have smoke alarms, as well as carbon monoxide alarms installed on all levels of your home. Read the manuals to install the devices properly.




Electrical Outlets:
Never plug more than two cords into a double unit socket. You should make sure that your outlets work properly, as well as place safety plugs over the outlets when unused. NOTE: Teach your children to keep away from cord outlets for any purpose outside of proper use, and to, never put their fingers inside the units. Informing your children now will save them later.

Windows: Windows should have secured locks, similar to the doors. The windows should not have dangling ropes, etc, especially where smaller children roam. Test your locks for security often, and never leave them open unattended.
Tip:
In a large town, a serial rapist struck several homes, victimizing a large number of women. According to the media, the women attacked by the predator had open windows and no curtains. THE women who were not attacked had their blinds pulled and windows locked. Take a hint!

If you plan to travel you should unplug your lamps, or at most buy lamps that will automatically turn off and on at set times.
Extension cords should be carefully put out of the way so that children or even adults do not step on them, or trip. Stepping on cords often can lead to damage, which can turn to shock or electrocution.