| It is no surprise that home security systems save | | | | the security system, it will alert the family and the |
| lives, they protect families from break-ins, and | | | | monitoring center, and this can save lives of |
| they monitor the dwelling for smoke and fire, | | | | family's that might otherwise not have known this |
| alerting the family to any of these dangers. When | | | | deadly poison was in their house. |
| an emergency occurs in a house with a home | | | | One feature that might not be used by every |
| security system an alarm will go off to alert the | | | | family of a home security system is medical |
| family and at the same time this alarm system | | | | monitoring; this is a feature that can save lives |
| will also signal the monitoring center. The | | | | when there is a family member in the dwelling has |
| monitoring center will then contact the authorities | | | | a medical condition or a disability. This family |
| to alert them to the problem and the address of | | | | member is able to alert the home security |
| the residence. | | | | system if they have a medical problem that |
| That means police, the fire department or the | | | | requires an ambulance. |
| ambulance will arrive sooner than if the family had | | | | These are situations where the security system |
| called them and that can mean saving lives. It also | | | | can save lives while at the same time protecting |
| means when the family is sleeping and might not | | | | the residence and family from burglars who more |
| be aware there is smoke or fire in the house the | | | | and more often today break into dwellings while |
| home security system will sound an alarm that will | | | | the family is at home. This can be a dangerous |
| awake them giving them time to safely get out | | | | situation and one where the family would not be |
| of the house. | | | | able to summon help from the authorities. |
| There are also the alarms that go off when a | | | | Having a home security system installed in a |
| family is not in the house, when only the family | | | | residence can save the lives of family's, during |
| pets are there, who are not able to open doors | | | | fire, smoke, break-ins, carbon monoxide and |
| and who will be trapped if not rescued. Having a | | | | medical emergencies and it can also help to save |
| monitored home security system means when | | | | the lives of the family pets when they are in the |
| the home security alarm goes off the authorities | | | | domicile alone. It also takes the stress out of |
| will still be alerted and in the case of smoke or | | | | having to be at work when the children come |
| fire can rescue the family pet, saving their lives. | | | | home from school, older children who are in the |
| Another thing that a home security system can | | | | house before adults might not know what to do |
| monitor and sound an alarm for is carbon | | | | when faced with danger in the house. With a |
| monoxide, this is a colorless and odorless poison | | | | home security system what they would do is |
| that can silently kill during the day or at night while | | | | taken care of by the security system and train |
| the family is sleeping. When this is detected by | | | | operators at the monitoring center. |