Educating Kids to Deal with Emergencies

When your kids are capable of writing their name, remember essential phone numbers along with your home address, it is the right time to teach them the essentials of home security. You can teach the smaller kids to dial 911, during emergencies, as they cannot take any other steps.

Phone

Make your kids to know the procedure of dialing emergency calls to your number, 911, fire service, your neighbor. You can also explain about the agencies, according to the emergency type. This awareness will make them feel secured. Hence, naturally they are confident to call the particular need, during home security crisis or issue.

Role playing

You can, along with your children, make a role play for each possible issues of home security. This training will could them to face such issues and act meticulously during a real crisis.

Create emergency list

Enlist all the potential agencies to be called for home security, according to the crisis like fire, poisoning, burglary, stranger standing at the entrance etc. the list should contain the agency with the probable crisis, along with address and phone number. Ensure to place the list in a spot, which is reachable to your kids, so that they can access them immediately.

Doors

Train your kids not to unlock the doors to anybody anonymous, even if he is a police, without your permission. Let them know that they need not respond to people who visit your home, when you are not there. Never should they open the doors, since it may violate the entire security.

Through the role plays, teach them to correctly lock the doors, like main door, basement door, patio door etc. ask them to check if the lock is proper when you are inside the home, to ensure and to teach safety.

Along with this first aid, safety in pools and the significance of calling you instantly, when something happens in the pool.

Internet

Internet security should be definitely known to the kids along with the possibilities of online threats and how to maintain anonymity or privacy in internet.

Fire safety

Tips and first aid during fire accidents should be taught to the kids. You can also include this session in your role play.

Guidelines for the Consumers Who Opt for Electronic Security System

The following tips are forwarded by the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFFAA) for the customers who hunt for the service agencies, of a highly regarded and knowledgeable fire and burglar alarm setting up company.

• To get the list of the member companies of that region contact the state burglar and fire alarm association. The association’s associates says yes to keep up a high rank of carry out under the code of principles and provide services with high quality.
• Call various companies. Enquire whether their workers are trained ones or hold certificate forwarded by NBFAA.
• Enquire whether the companies hold appropriate local or state licenses, in case if it is needed.
• Enquire the company whether they carry out any pre-employment show.
• Have contact with the local departments of police i.e. Crime Prevention Department, Consumer Protection Agencies, state licensing agencies and Better Business Bureau.
• Ask for referrals from your friends, family, agent or neighbors.
• When you pointed the field to 3 or 4 alarm companies, make enquiry about the person who is likely to contact you. Better fix the appointment when all your home members are at home.
• When the person comes home ask him to view for company identification.

Request the representatives of each and every alarm company for inspection, reference as well as a quotation in writing. Make use of checklist for comparing various price quotes and packages.

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