Tips Home - Emergency Plan

Sometimes, no matter the precautions you have taken, a home security system will fail to fend-off a burglar. In this instance, a predetermined emergency plan will come in handy. Your family needs to agree on a secret, yet easily remembered, code word such as "bluebird", "pajama pants", or any other term which the meaning could not be easily figured out. Everyone in your family needs to know the protocol of the emergency plan.
• Alert everyone in the household by saying your code word over the intercom--this sets the plan into motion
• Keep yourself safe, you cannot help your family if you are in danger
• Call the police or press the panic button on your home security system
• Children should lock their doors and hide in their rooms--either under the bed, in a toy chest or in the closet
• Do not confront the burglar if you can help it
Everyone needs to know that their safety is of utmost importance, and staying safe is the main priority.