Home Security Tips from ADT

ADT home security systems reduce your risk of burglary by up to three times. However, it’s still important to follow general home security tips in your daily life.

ADT helps protect your entire family, from children to adults to elderly adults. With your three points of protection, you can monitor when your children are coming and going. With a personal emergency pendant, elderly adults in your household can carry quick access to ADT at all times. And with 24-hour monitoring, your whole home and family are constantly protected, regardless of the situation.

Home safety tips for burglary and fire emergencies

When it comes to burglary and fire, nobody helps protect you better than ADT. Home security systems come with a number of anti-burglary features, as well as one-touch access to your local fire department.

Home safety tips for burglary:

• Always make your home look occupied. A passerby will identify unoccupied homes as easy targets.
  • Have a friend or relative collect your mail if you’re gone for an extended period of time.
  • Leave spotlights and a few internal lights on at all times.
  • Adjust your telephone ringer to a lower volume. An unanswered telephone could indicate that you’re not home.
• If you have a glass sliding door that leads outside, place a metal pipe in the track to prevent it from being opened.
• Invest in motion-activated spotlights for the outside of your home.
• Keep your garage door closed at all times.
• Keep your doors and windows locked at all times.
• Leave your blinds and curtains closed as much as possible, especially if you’re not at home.
• Refrain from leaving notes for delivery men or repairmen, as these are stark indicators that you’re not home.
• Store valuable possessions in a safety deposit box at the bank. This could include identification cards, bank records or jewelry.
• Do not place spare keys under door mats or flower pots. Burglars know to look there first.
• Install a peep hole on every door that leads into your home if you don’t have them already. Install deadbolt locks on these doors as well.

Home safety tips for fire:

• Install a smoke detector on each floor of your home. With ADT, you can get smoke detectors with your package.
• Never leave an open flame unattended.
• Make sure your house number is visible so the fire department can easily locate your home.
• Fully extinguish cigars and cigarettes before throwing them in the trash.
• Whether you’re renovating, buying or building, make sure your roof is fire-retardant.
• Store firewood as far away from your home as you can.
• Before leaving the house, double check that any irons, curling irons, hair straighteners, stoves, ovens or other electronics are turned off.
• Before going to bed, make sure a fireplace fire is fully extinguished.
• Establish a fire safety plan for your family.

Follow these home safety tips and order an alarm system from ADT to help reduce the chance of a burglary or fire emergency in your home.

ADT home security tips for children and elderly adults

Home security systems from ADT are easy to use, making them ideal for anyone in your household. When an emergency strikes, it’s important that everyone knows what to do.

When your home security system is installed, your technician will walk your family through each feature. This is a great time to ask questions and ensure that everyone, especially your children, knows what to do during an emergency.

Home security tips for children:

• Teach your children how to operate your home security system.
• Make sure your children know not to answer the door for strangers.
• Teach your children how to dial 911 and when it’s appropriate.
• Your children should know your phone number and address so they can give it to emergency responders if necessary.
• Make sure your children know to always tell a trusted adult if they see suspicious people or behavior.
• Teach your children the importance of always keeping your doors locked.
• Teach your children to always look through a peep hole before answering the door.

Home security tips for the elderly:

If an elderly person is living with you, add two-way voice or a personal emergency pendant to your alarm package. Make sure they know how to operate these features.

• Help prevent falls with non-slip mats on shower floors and sturdy handrails on each staircase.
• Make sure your ADT digital keypad is located in an accessible spot for elderly adults.
• Make sure older friends and relatives wear their ADT personal emergency pendant at all times. This pendant gives them quick access to ADT during a medical emergency.
• Keep emergency contact information beside each telephone.
• Make sure there is proper lighting in the kitchen so elderly adults can cook safely.

Order your ADT Monitored Home Security System

All it takes to get started with a home security system is calling an ADT representative. By following the home safety tips listed above and getting a professional ADT security system, your whole family can be better protected from burglary and fire.

Call now to complete your home safety checklist. Get started with America’s #1 home security provider: ADT.

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