HAVE FUN, STAY SAFE Halloween is here. Being Wednesday night, use extra caution and look out for kids on foot.Walkers everywhere. Here are some ideas on how to be safe during your activities. Wear reflective material as part of your costume. You can add reflective tape to different parts of your costume to illuminate you. Avoid venturing […]
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Holiday Awareness
The holidays are full of distractions, security concerns and an overall lack of our ability to seemingly juggle it all. Crooks, scammers and thieves know this and use it to their advantage. Top 2018 Holiday Security Concerns Packages on your door stoop Presents visible through your windows Break-ins Email and Phone scams If you did […]
Never Ever Put A FROZEN Turkey in Hot Oil
Seriously. Don’t try this at home. It is incredibly dangerous to put a frozen turkey into a cauldron of hot oil. While a fried turkey is beautifully delicious, if you do it wrong you could spend some time in the hospital. Every year, dozens of people get injured from placing a frozen turkey in their […]
Back to School Safety 101 – Situational Awareness
In the age of the bullet-proof backpacks, you will forgive us for beginning school safety with a discussion of situational awareness. Many of us remember fire drills, tornado drills, even bomb drills, but kids in school today have started practicing the “active shooter” drill. Teachers are being trained that once you lock the door, that’s […]
Top 3 Security Precautions for your Residence
Top 3 Security Precautions Points of Entry – Your front or back door can easily become your worst nightmare. A weak barrier be easily compromised by force. Just answering the door for the wrong stranger could be a serious security precaution mistake. Luckily with proper coaching and some additional security measures there are ways to increase your […]
Product Review – Door Devil
70% of Burglars breach the front door You may already know that your front door is the most common way burglars enter your home. If you do, you may have already priced out security doors for your home. A steel door can range from $3,500 to $5,000 and beyond. Other barriers like security screens can […]
Secure Spring Home Improvement Review
Spring cleaning and home improvements are popular as the weather changes for the better. As you are thinking about home improvements this year, keep your security in mind. Here are a few things to consider: Doors are often the most vulnerable point of entry to your home, but modern technology allows us to now build […]
Spring Forward and Check Your Lights
The change in daylight hours is a good reminder to check in on basic household safety items like lights. Check your exterior lights and make sure you don’t have any busted or burned out bulbs around your perimeter. Make sure lights are positioned properly so that they eliminate blind spots. Change your batteries in your […]
Find yourself saying, “I Don’t Feel Safe”
By Security on February 12, 2018 in Home Security, Personal Security Planning, Security Consulting, Security Evaluation
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They made the show Breaking Bad here because there was a certain amount of feasibility to the location. Do you ever find yourself saying, “I don’t feel safe.” In my home, at my office, at my home office? We talk to two primary groups who express a greater amount […]
Top Holiday Security Risks
We want you to have a safe and happy holiday. That starts with some basics we all should remember about home, car and shopping during this time of year. We all get crazy busy and that’s when we end up in situations where our security may be placed unnecessarily at risk. AT HOME Don’t leave […]