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Your home is a place for you to relax and wind down after a long and busy day. It is a place where you can feel safe and comfortable at all times of the day. Unfortunately, homes can also be dangerous at times. Burglaries, fires and other emergencies can occur, and put your family, home and belongings at risk.

You need to do all you can to protect your family from these situations, and get the peace of mind that the chances of these occurring in your space are low. Without any further ado, let’s go over some tips for keeping both your family and home safe.

Install a Home Security System

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Perhaps the very best way to keep your family and home sage is to install a home security monitoring system. This can not only deter people from breaking into your home, but can minimize the damage done if they do.

Security systems will sound an alarm that will send burglars running and if your system is monitored, the authorities can be alerted automatically if some alarm goes off. Comfort Electrical Services have multiple options that will include sensors for doors and windows, cameras, lights and other inclusions to protect your home from unwanted guests.

Many of these can also be controlled remotely, to allow you to always make sure your doors and windows are locked, and check in on your home from miles away.

Do All You Can to Prevent Trips and Falls

While you might not think tripping and falling is a huge risk to your family, it certainly is. In fact, hundreds of thousands of Americans are hospitalized annually for falls. While it is most commonly the worst for older individuals, anyone can suffer an injury from a fall. Because of this, you need to do all you can to prevent falls in and around your home.

Keep all high-traffic areas free of toys and other debris, and ensure nothing slippery is left on the floors. Be sure to clean up any water or spills, and ensure all hallways and staircases are well-lit. This is especially true if you have children or seniors frequently in the house, as they are generally at the highest risk to fall and hurt themselves.

Be sure to put handrails on stairs, and block children off from stairs and other places where they could hurt themselves.

Keep Fire Safety in Mind

Fires are another unfortunately common problem inside households all over the world. While there are several leading causes of home fires, some of the most common are cooking, forgetting to blow out a candle, leaving cigarettes lit, and electrical malfunctions.

Always practice good fire safety, and always ensure a fire is completely out before leaving it alone in a fire fit, fireplace or candle. Be careful when cooking, and always have a proper fire extinguisher nearby.

Also, if a fire becomes too large, make sure to evacuate the premises and call for help. You should have an evacuation plan for the home, and make sure everyone knows where they should go in the case of a fire or another emergency.

Take Steps to Keep Your Home Safe When You’re Gone

While keeping your home safe when you’re there is crucial, it might be more important to keep it safe when you’re gone. Most burglars don’t want to enter an occupied home, and will prefer to wait until the owners are gone.

Thankfully, there are several different ways that you can keep your home safe, even when you’re away. The first was briefly talked about earlier, and is to get a security system. Especially if it is monitored, these systems will work exactly the same whether someone is home or not.

Another good thing to do is make the home look lived-in wherever you go away on vacation. Have a light on a timer to go on at specific times, have a car parked on the driveway, and have your neighbor collect your mail and keep the lawn mowed or the snow shoveled.

In conclusion, these tips will help ensure that both your home and family are always safe and sound.

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