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Home Security

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Emergency Gear

Illustrative home protection and emergency equipment: camera, lock, alarm, first-aid pouch, radio, flashlight, pet bowl and lockbox
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Your family protection plan

Review doors and windows, working alarms, communications, secure storage, backup power and pet evacuation needs.

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Family safety scenarios

Suspicious activity
  1. Stay inside or move to a safe place; do not investigate or follow anyone.
  2. Call 911 for immediate danger; use the local non-emergency number for non-urgent concerns.
  3. Share factual observations with authorities without posting home vulnerabilities publicly.
Attempted break-in
  1. Avoid confrontation. Leave by a safe route if possible; otherwise shelter behind a locked door.
  2. Call 911, state your location and follow the dispatcher’s instructions.
  3. Keep family together when safe. Do not pursue the person or re-enter until authorities say it is safe.
Nearby civil unrest
  1. Avoid gatherings and affected routes; monitor official instructions, not rumors.
  2. Stay indoors away from windows if departure is unsafe; leave early by a safe route if directed.
  3. Keep communications, medicines and evacuation supplies ready. Never confront a group.
Threatening individual
  1. Create distance, disengage calmly and seek a safer place.
  2. Call 911 for immediate danger. Do not attempt to detain or retaliate.
  3. Preserve relevant information safely and seek professional help with an ongoing safety plan.
Emergency evacuation
  1. Follow official orders promptly; take people, pets, medications and go-bags when safe.
  2. Use planned routes and a verified destination; never drive through floodwater.
  3. Notify your out-of-area contact and do not return until officials permit it.
Power outage / shelter-in-place
  1. Follow official hazard-specific shelter instructions; keep exits usable.
  2. Use flashlights, preserve essential device power and check vulnerable household members and pets.
  3. Keep generators outdoors at least 20 feet from openings. Do not assume cameras, hubs or internet will keep working.

For immediate danger, call 911. Official instructions take priority. This guidance is not medical or legal advice.

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