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What is Your Emergency Plan?

 

Your Security System will notify you with blaring sirens if an intruder is in your home. But what then? Do you have a plan in place in the event you are awakened by the sound of an alarm? Here are some tips to help you develop a plan to protect you and your family when the unthinkable happens.

1) You will recieve a phone call very soon after the alarm is set off. make sure that you are by a phone to answer it and tell the Central Station to send the Police.

2) Designate a "Safe Place" where your entire family will meet. If an intruder is not scared away by the sirens, they are a danger to your family. The master Bedroom Closet is usually a good "Safe Place."

3) Plan for the worst. If you have to defend your family, you are much better off with a weapon. Buy some Peppr Spray, and hide it in your "Safe Place." Guns can be dangerous in this situation.

4) Stay in your "Safe Place" until the police arrive. Listen for the sounds that an intruder would make. Keep everything as dark as possible.

For more information: Dept. of Homeland Security Evacuation Plan