subject: Your Top Home Security Questions: Answered! [print this page] Home security is one of those many topics about which countless Americans think they know what they are doing, but then they often end up finding themselves utterly lost on how to actually go about making themselves, their families, and their property safe in an increasingly complicated world. Over time, they slowly come to the realization that half of the things that they do in the name of home security they only do because it is what everyone else seems to be doing! Naturally, then, it is normal to have doubts and questions about what actions you need to take to effectively protect what is important to you. In that spirit, here are some of the most common questions that both homeowners and apartment dwellers have about their home security alike. With a little luck, you may find some wisdom in the chaos!
What is the single most effective way to protect your house and your valuables?
The answer to this common question is one of the simplest and most straightforward that you will get in this life: a home alarm system. Regardless of where in the state of New York you happen to live, be it Astoria, Queens, Westchester County or Saratoga Springs, you can find a reliable company to outfit your house according to your needs and desires. The basic idea with these alarm systems is that when you activate them, the second that someone bashes in your front door or smashes a window or jimmies a lock, the alarm company will contact the police. Within seconds or minutes, depending on where you live, you will have the local authorities on your property to deal with whatever situation you are facing. Home alarms are the single most effective way that you can keep your loved ones and your property safe.
If I think someone has broken into the house, what should I do?
Experiencing a home break-in is one of the scariest things that any person can imagine. The first thing that you want to do is call the police, preferably from a house phone so that they can locate your address should your call get prematurely cut off for whatever reason. Then you want to locate any small children in the house and get your family into one room if you cannot make a safe exit from the house. Lock the door and barricade it if you can. The average robber just wants valuables, not to hurt you and escalate the situation, but you never know. The aim of the game when it comes to matters like these is being safe rather than sorry, right?
Is a dog a good source of protection?
This is another simple one. Unless you have trained your naturally aggressive dog specifically to attack intruders, then the answer to this common question is an affirmative no! If your dog barks often, you will probably doubt that it is barking at an actual robber should the situation occur, anyhow. You certainly do not want to leave such an important matter as protecting your family to an animal that eats its own poop, now do you?
