Alarm Systems aren't Just for the Rich and Famous Anymore

Alarm systems are not just for people with money and large homes or for people worried about home intruders. Today alarm systems have become more accessible to a wider class of people than ever before and they have become a big selling point for new home owners. The biggest new surge of home buyers for the first time in history is in fact single women and the selling feature for many of these new home buyers has been homes that come equipped with alarm systems.

A home alarm system can do more than just alert you to a potential intruder though; they can also alert you or the fire department to a real danger that can kill you- a home fire. Home alarm systems are generally monitored by an alarm company 24/7 so the fire department is called the minute a fire is detected in your home by your alarm system, most of the time even before the home occupants are aware of the fire occurring.

Did you know that in the United States house fires were the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury or death? Those numbers translate into 4,000 deaths and 25,000 injuries every year that could have been prevented. 
Most home fires start at from improperly discarded cigarettes, burning candles left unattended, electrical fires or from children playing with matches and most of the time a deadly fire starts in a bedroom with a sleeping occupant.

Did you know that unlike television or movies that dictate fire as a source of light that in reality, a fire can make a house completely dark in less than four minutes from the smoke and fumes? And did you realize that when your home burns it burns chemicals and toxic fumes that are deadly to breathe in? The fumes created in a typical home fire are toxic and often the occupants of a home are killed by smoke and fumes, long before they are affected by the fire itself. 

Having an alarm system monitored 24/7 can make the difference between surviving a home fire and sleeping through it and never knowing what killed you. The cost for alarm systems is not staggering high either. In fact the cost to monitor your alarm is relevantly low considering you are getting coverage every minute of every day that can potentially save your life one day if you own one of the thousands of homes that will be involved in a fire this year.

Talk to a local alarm company and get an estimate for your system including monitoring. And if you do decide to get an system let your home insurance company know about it right away because you will be able to qualify for a discount on your home owners or renters insurance. If you decide to remove your system later on though keep in mind you will likely lose this discounted rate so sometime what you save in insurance rates will pay for the monitoring cost alone.