The largest variable to your personal safety is YOU! Many people think
"It will never happen to me" or "what's going to happen, is going to happen".

An attack against you or someone in your family. A missing child or senior citizen.

A disaster can take place at any time. But you have the power to be IN CHARGE of what happens to you and your family by taking active responsibility for your own security. Have a personal and home security assessment done by a professional.

¤  Use quality locks on all entrances, including
   service doors and gates
¤  Install electronic security alarms, cameras etc.
¤  Have a back up generator installed for power
   failures and outages
¤  Install locks on all your fuse boxes,power panels
   and external power sources and phone lines
¤  If you have a well for domestic water install a
   locking cap
¤  Review fire safety and escape routes with your
   family
¤  Keep at least one fire extinguisher on each
   floor, and in the kitchen
¤  Regularly check smoke detectors and replace
   batteries
¤  Vary daily routines and avoid predictable
   behavior patterns

Have all family members DNA, digital photos, fingerprints and pedigree information recorded and stored!

¤  All family members especially Children and Seniors should know local emergency phone
   numbers and how to dial 911
¤  Young children should know their name, address, and phone number
¤  Caution teenagers and college students about "blind dates" or meeting someone they may
   have met on the internet or a social site
¤  Family members should know not to give out personal information, address, absence of
   adults, over the phone or on the internet "away messages"
¤  Teach children to "say no" and never open the door to strangers or even people they know
   if they are uncomfortable with the situation
¤  Educate family members especially children and seniors how to get out of the house and
   where to go in case of emergency. Have a designated "meeting place"