Tips to Make Your Home a Safer Place to Live

Besides monitoring your home with ADT, there are simple and easy things you can do to take extra precautions. Additionally to these tips, be sure to always activate your home security equipment, even if you will only be gone a moment. It only takes a minute for a burglar to strike, so even if you are only running to the neighbors, be sure to lock up.

General Safety Tips

Don’t Open Your Door to Strangers
Many burglars will try to look like a police man or a delivery person; make them read off the address on your “package” to see if they really are who they say they are. If they aren’t who they say they are, they probably won’t know your Baltimore MD address immediately.

Mark Your Possessions
Etch your name on expensive electronic equipment; this lets the police easily identify them, and also makes it harder for criminals to sell them. Write down the serial numbers, or record them on a video. Entitle the video “Family Vacation,” and then give a copy of the paper or video to a relative in Baltimore Maryland.

Do Not Leave Extra Keys under Doormats
Do not leave extra keys under doormats, potted plants or any other obvious outdoor location. Thieves will generally find them. Hide the keys in place that is not too obvious, or give a set to a trusty neighbor.

Door & Window Safety Tips

Keep Garage Doors Closed
With multiple locks and bracing, treat inside garage doors the same as an outside door. This is a very common entry place for burglars. Always close and lock the doors, even if only leaving for a minute.

Plant Rosebushes or Hedges
Plant rosebushes or hedges in front of any windows that may be easy to break into, but be careful not to leave enough space for a burglar to hide.

Safety Coat Windows
Look into safety coating the most vulnerable windows. This will make them more difficult to break into.

Fire Safety Tips

Install Smoke Alarms
Install smoke alarms on every level of your Baltimore MD home. Test them monthly to make sure they work. Replace the batteries yearly.

Make a Fire Escape Plan
Make a fire escape plan for your family, and include practice drills on a yearly basis.

Make Your Street Address Visible
So that firefighters can easily find your home in the event of an emergency, make sure that your street address is visible.

Make a Fire Escape Plan
Make sure all family members are aware of your fire escape plan and refresh everyone's memory now and then.

Home Safety When on Vacation

Put Your TV or Radio on a Timer
Put your TV or radio on a timer, so it automatically goes on and off at certain times throughout the day and night. This will deter burglars, especially alongside a Home Security in Baltimore system from ADT.

Get Someone to Watch your House
Ask a neighbor to watch your house. Or even better, hire a house sitter who can look after everything while you’re away from Baltimore MD.

Keep Your Sidewalk or Walkway Clear
In the winter, have someone you know shovel the snow off your sidewalk or walkway. During the summer, keep your grass trimmed while you're away.

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