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Home & Business Security
Emergency Preparedness Video
24 Hour Monitoring of your home or business is provided from our UL
Listed central station. Our alarm systems are the best in the industry. We offer
both hardwired and wireless systems. With over 36 years of combined experience in the
security industry, we know how to provide protection and fast
service. In addition to providing fire and security protection, our
systems have the capability of automatically contacting the local authorities,
you, as well as others which you designate in the event of an alarm of intrusion
or fire. Additionally, water leakage (flooding basement) can be detected
and we can also shut it off…automatically while the system notifies you.
Sudden temperature changes can be monitored as well.
You are in control of your system. The systems can be accessed via telephone
and with proper authentication, and you can check it's status, arm or disarm the system, activate
the heating and air conditioning and lighting just prior to your arrival from
work or out of town.
Quick Facts: Fire & Arson Statistics
Overview of Fires…
In 2005, there were 1,602,000 fires reported in the United States (down 3%
from 2004). These fires caused 3,675 civilian deaths, 17,925 civilian injuries,
87 firefighter deaths, and $10.7 billion in property damage.**
Every 20 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in the
nation. A fire occurs in a structure at the rate of one every 60 seconds, and a
residential fire occurs every 77 seconds. Nationwide in 2004, there was a
civilian fire death every 135 minutes and a civilian injury every 30 minutes.**
The most common causes for fires in homes from 1999-2002, starts with number
one cooking equipment, followed by heating equipment, intentional causes, open
flame, electrical distribution equipment, appliances and finally smoking
material.
**Source: National Fire Protection Association (www.NFPA.org)
Residential Fires are Expensive and Deadly...
In 2005, U.S. fire departments responded to 381,000 home structure1 fires.
These fires caused 13,300 civilian injuries, 3,030 civilian deaths, $6.7 billion
in direct damage.
 | 82% of all civilian fire deaths resulted from home structure fires. |
| Cooking is the leading cause of home structure fires and home fire
injuries. |
| Kitchens are the leading area of origin for home structure fires (34%) and
civilian home fire injuries (33%). |
| Only 6% of home fire deaths started in the living room, family room, or
den; these fires caused 29% of home fire deaths. |
| 12% of reported home fires started in the bedroom. These fires caused 26%
of home fire deaths, 25% of home fire injuries, and 17% of the direct property
damage. |
| Smoking is the leading cause of civilian home fire deaths. |
| January was the peak month for home structure fires and home fire deaths.
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| 74% of reported home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke
alarms or no working smoke alarms. |
| Most fatal fires kill one or two people. In 2005, 13 home fires killed
five or more people. These 13 fires resulted in 80 deaths. |
Source: National Fire Protection Association
Arson Increases Slightly in 2005…
Arson offenses, which are tracked separately from other property crime
offenses, increased 6.8 percent nationwide.
Source: Crime in the United States 2005 Department of
Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation Release Date: September 2006
Quick Facts: Burglary Statistics
What is considered a burglary…
Burglary is defined as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony
or theft. The use of force to gain entry is not required to classify an offense
as a burglary. Burglary is categorized into three sub classifications: forcible
entry, unlawful entry where no force is used, and attempted forcible entry.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report 2005
Burglary Facts and Statistics…
| Property crime makes up slightly more than three-quarters of all crime in
the United States |
| In 2005, law enforcement agencies reported an estimated 2,154,126 burglary
offenses-a 0.5-percent increase compared with 2004 data. |
| An examination of 5- and 10-year trends revealed a 1.8-percent increase in
the number of burglaries compared with the 2001 estimate, and a 14.1-percent
decline from the 1996 number. |
| Burglary accounted for 21.2 percent of the estimated number of property
crimes committed in 2005. The average dollar loss per burglary offense in 2005
was $1,725. |
| Of all burglary offenses in 2005, 65.8 percent were of residential
structures. |
| Most (62.4 percent) of residential burglaries in 2005 for which time of
occurrence was known took place during the day, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. |
| Among burglaries of nonresidential structures when time of occurrence was
known, 58.0 percent occurred at night. |
| A burglary takes place in the U.S. every 14.6 seconds according to the
Uniform Crime Reporting Program Crime Clock. |
| According to the FBI Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report,
January-June, 2006, “burglary offenses showed an increase, up 1.2 percent from
the 2005 level.” |
| Overall, in about 84% of all burglaries, the offender gained entry into
the victim’s residence or other building on the property. |
Source: Crime in the United States 2005 Department of
Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation Release Date: September 2006
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
 Where Burglars Enter a
House...
One survey in Pennsylvania showed that 81 percent of residential intrusions
occur through the first floor.
34 percent of burglars entered through the front door;
23 percent through a first-floor window;
22 percent through the back door;
9 percent through the garage;
4 percent entered through a basement;
4 percent through an unlocked entrance;
2 percent through a storage area;
and only 2 percent entered anywhere on the second floor.
A study in Connecticut showed that 12 percent of burglaries occurred through an
UNLOCKED door and that in 41 percent of alarmed homes that were burglarized, the
security system was not turned on.
Demos
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Honeywell Security products are easy to
use. See for yourself, with these Shockwave demos, which realistically
simulate the operation of Honeywell Security Systems. Each demo will
take about 1-1/2 minutes to load with a 28.8 connection. |
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