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Dwellings -- Security measures Creating a Safe Room in Your Home 
 Discussion about creating a so-called "safe" or "panic" room. Homeowners can use such rooms to protect themselves from intruders or from major storms. Topics include location of the room, access, communication when in the room, and secure doors. The article notes that windowless bathrooms and closets usually make the best safe rooms. From Bankrate, a site that provides financial interest rate information and stories about personal finance. http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/home-improvement/saferoom1.asp Topics: Home & Housing Last updated Feb 28, 2006 DIY Network: Home Security Tips
Illustrated articles on do-it-yourself projects to improve home security. Provides instructions for installing deadbolt locks, motion detectors, and wireless and hard-wired security systems. Also briefly discusses neighborhood watch programs. From DIY Network. http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/sf_home/article/0,2037,DIY_14245_2269637,00.html Topics: Crime, Home & Housing Last updated Nov 9, 2005 Security Alarm Systems
Discussion of home security alarm systems, including whether they actually prevent burglaries, elements of a security system (basic and additional items such as smoke detectors and closed circuit TV), costs, monitored and unmonitored systems, choosing an alarm company, response time, false alarms, and related topics. From a national insurance company. http://www.statefarm.com/consumer/vhouse/articles/secalarm.htm Topics: Crime, Home & Housing Last updated Nov 8, 2005 Security Bars
Article about fire safety concerns with home security window and door bars. Includes educational materials (in English and Spanish), discussion of quick-release systems for security bars, and links to related material about window bars and other fire safety topics. From the National Fire Protection Association. http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=293&itemID=19175&URL=Research%20&%20Reports/Fact%20sheets/Home%20safety/Security%20bars&cookie%5Ftest=1&cookie%5Ftest=1 Topics: Crime, Home & Housing Last updated May 11, 2006 |
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