Home security is more important today than ever. You may have even considered Kevlar Sheets for your home or car. They are available and there are some companies who specialize in these things. The military uses them in Humvees and other vehicles. ...

After an Earthquake you need to do an immediate damage assessment. First go turn off the gas if you smell anything, a leaky gas line could explode and take out your entire home and your cats nine lives. Look for cracks in the slab or any areas whe ...

Alarm System Glass-break detectors- Glass-break detectors are also known as ¡°Audio Discriminators¡±.\rThey are a perimeter device because they catch a burglar attempting to make entry into your home or business as opposed to walking a ...

Alarm Contacts- Contact switches are magnetic switches used to protect doors and windows for the most part. There are three main styles that are used by most alarm companies. They are recessed contacts, surface mount contacts and roller-bal ...

Alarm System Window Screens- Window screens are the ultimate perimeter device. The windows in your home look as if they have normal screens on them, however the actual screen mesh is an alarm circuit. The frame also has a contact point in i ...

Smoke & Heat Detectors- Smoke detectors are available that will interface with your security system. The smoke detectors that are already in your home can¡¯t be tied into your security system. The device that the builder put in your home is ...

WIRELESS ALARM SYSTEM REMOTES

These remotes are also known as ¡°key fobs¡± or ¡°4 button key chains¡±. They are wonderful to have in addition to your keypad as you can turn your alarm on or off without going to the keypad. You still need ...

Alarm Sirens- There is both inside and outside sirens. Many towns have a noise ordinance, which should prevent your installer from putting yours outside, unless you are on a ranch where you need to know what¡¯s going on while your out in the ...

Passive Infrared Motion Detectors- These detectors are also known as PIR detectors. The technology they utilize is ¡°passive infrared¡±. The device is mounted on a wall or in the corner of a room. It sends invisible fingers out into the cover ...

The keypad is the device you and your loved ones will interface with daily. It is typically placed at one or more of the following locations:

* House to garage door hall.
\r* Front door
\r* Master bedroom
\r* Inside garage

You ...

Personal safety begins with you. It is widely accepted that a wide-ranging personal safety strategy must incorporate prevention, deterrence and defiance.

PREVENTION: Is the first and most important element of any personal safety strategy. P ...

Are you aware of the need for security?

Your awareness of the need for security, is the best place to begin a discussion on physical property security. What is security awareness? Our definition is multi-faceted, and includes the ability to ...

One area of home security that is often overlooked, and one of the most visible, is the common key. Even if you are the owner of a new house, or the first tenant of your apartment, you cannot be sure that no one else has a key to your door.

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When one considers the historical nature of security applications and programs of any type, i.e., CCTV, intrusion detection and alarm systems, corporate policies and programs and countermeasures of any type, the phenomenon of the Denial Syndrome, ...