Winter in Texas can mean having temperatures in the teens one day and in the seventies the next. When it warms up and the AC is needed, we may forget about the winter fire risks that using a heater or fireplace can bring. With this in mind, here are some safety tips to use, not...
New Year’s Eve parties are a fun way to wrap up the holiday season and ring in the new year. The various ways we celebrate can create safety issues, so keep in mind the following tips to stay safe on New Year’s Eve. Fireworks Safety Playing with fire can create dangerous situations. Always keep in mind...
Winter means holidays and good times, but also brings a whole set of cold-weather hazards and safety issues. Stay safe this winter by taking a few commonsense precautions for your health and your home. Reduce the Chance of Slips and Falls Though not common occurrences in our part of the country, ice and snow can...
The holidays can present some unique kitchen safety issues, from novices trying to fry a huge turkey to twenty extra people gathering in your house. Residential fires are more than twice as likely to happen on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year. Here are a few Thanksgiving safety tips so you don’t...
October 9-15 is National Fire Prevention Week, which begs the question “What’s Your Fire Prevention Plan?” As a security system and fire alarm company, we have written about escape planning and other fire safety tips in the past. Reminding folks to make a plan and test that plan for escaping a fire in their home...
September is National Preparedness month in the US, which was created almost twenty years ago to raise awareness of the need to prepare for natural and other disasters and emergencies. There are now hundreds of national, regional and local governments, as well as private and public health institutions that support emergency preparedness efforts, including FEMA,...
Did you know that most insurance companies offer a discount on your homeowners policy for a monitored alarm? In addition, if you have security alarm coverage for your entire home and your smoke detectors are tied in to this alarm system, you can often get an even bigger discount from your insurer. Depending on the carrier,...
Preventing false alarms on an intrusion or fire system is a key priority for dispatching agencies. Estimates indicate that over 90% of all alarm calls to police are actually false alarms. As a result, police are applying resources to situations unnecessarily and their response times on real alarms are often slower due to the “boy...
Safe Smoke Detectors With the onset of springtime, you have probably pared down your closet and packed away the winter coats. But be sure you have thought about safety too – have you cleaned your snoke detectors? Those smoke detectors are one of those things that are easy to forget about since you never use...
Holiday lights, fried turkeys and dried out Christmas trees can accidentally spark a house fire. No one wants to bring down this time of joy with a fire. Be aware of these holiday fire hazards as you celebrate this yer! Test Your Smoke Detectors When was the last time that you tested the smoke detectors...
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