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Protect your family with eHow’s home safety tips, and sleep easier at night. Keep loved ones secure with advice on buying and installing a home alarm system, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide sensors. Learn to burglar-proof a house and install a safe, too. Is tornado or hurricane season on the way? Get tips on preparing your house for high winds. eHow even has suggestions for planning an escape route in case of any home emergency.

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  • How to Prevent Childhood "Disasters"

    "Oops" or "Uh Oh" are expressions that generally let parents know that something having to do with children, is amiss. Let's face it, all kids are curious. And curiosity...

  • How to Protect Your Home from a Burglar

    You lock your doors, you set the alarm, and you have neighbors on watch, but can a burglar still get into your home? Here are a few tips to help keep your home safe from a burglar.

  • How to Find the Right Gun Safe

    It's a no-brainer... if you own firearms, you need a locking gun safe. If you're buying a gun safe for the first time, you've got some homework to do and decisions to make. There are dozens of...

  • How to Open a Honeywell Safe

    Honeywell manufactures electronic safes for use in the home that are used to secure important documents or property. The safes have an electronic lock that needs a programmed combination to open....

  • How to Prevent Home Break-Ins

    Sure, preventing a break-in at your home is as easy as locking the doors and windows or installing an alarm. But what if you can't afford an alarm system? What if you live in a small, safe town...

  • How to Anchor a Wall Safe

    A wall safe can be a smart investment for anyone interested in protecting their valuables. Properly installing the safe and making sure it is securely anchored is of utmost importance because you...

  • Red Cross Earthquake Emergency Procedures

    Earthquakes occur in most states and every region across the United States. The most important factor in being able to stay safe, and keeping your family safe, during an earthquake is having a...

  • How to Choose a Personal Fire Safe

    Fireproof safes are a way to store your valuables to keep them protected from fires, natural disasters and home burglaries. You will want to choose a fire safe that will protect all of your...

  • How to Reset a Brinks Electronic Safe

    It is important to change the combination on a safe regularly to prevent anyone from accessing your safe. Resetting the code can keep your valuables secure. For owners of a Brinks safe, the...

  • How to Reset a Sentry Safe Combination

    Whether you want to protect your guns, jewelry or important documents, having a home safe is a good idea. It also makes sense to change your combination frequently to prevent authorized people...

  • How to Choose Anti-Theft Safes

    Choosing an anti-theft safe is a moderately complex task that should taken into account security features, size and entry options of the safe. If you have never purchased a anti-theft safe before,...

  • Emergency Procedures for Floods

    Unlike other natural disasters such as tornadoes and earthquakes, it is possible to have advanced notice about a flood. If you are properly prepared, and know how to react to a flood warning, then...

  • How to Choose a Waterproof, Fireproof Safe

    Important documents in your home are always at risk, unless you have a fireproof and waterproof safe. The only way you can feel safe when the unexpected happens is when you own one of these safes...

  • How to Open a Browning Safe

    A Browning safe is a great idea for anyone hoping to protect their valuables. Unfortunately, it doesn't help much if you don't know how to open it. Whether you have a Browning safe with a manual...

  • How to Open Brinks Wall Safes

    Installing a wall safe in your home is a wise decision if you have guns, jewelery or other valuables you wish to protect. Home security company Brinks has sold a line of wall safes for years, the...

  • How to Open a Liberty Combination Safe

    A Liberty safe provides solid protection for your valuables. Liberty goes to great lengths to ensure their safes are durable and reliable. Unfortunately, even the sharpest of people may forget how...

  • How to Change the Combination on a Liberty Safe

    It's always a good idea to have a durable, reliable safe in your home to protect your valuables. Liberty Safe has been making top-of-the-line safes for years. Owners of any safe are aware that...

  • Safety Awareness Training Tips

    Safety awareness means being in touch with your surroundings and the things you come in contact with every day. This awareness will help keep you and your family safe at all times.

  • How to Make Your Home Safe For Children

    A child's safety should me the number one concern for all parents. Children are much more susceptible to injuries than anyone else. That is why we must make sure our houses are child-proof and...

  • How to Choose a Biometric Handgun Safe

    A biometric gun safe is a vault designed to be opened by using your fingerprint. If you are a gun owner, it is your responsibility to make sure your firearm is stored properly, to prevent...

  • How to Get Fast Access to a Loaded Gun While Keeping It Safe From Children

    There is a huge delima with gun ownership. Many of us want to own a pistol or revolver for home protection against burglars or home invasion, yet we know the statistics are that children are most...

  • How to Get Into a Key Safe

    It is always a good idea to have a spare key somewhere on the outside of your home just in case you or your family locks themselves outside. However, leaving a key on the outside also leaves you...

  • How to Open a Lock on a Sentry Safe With No Key

    Sentry Safe has been a manufacturer of safes for more than 75 years. The company produces many different types of safes in a variety of sizes and security levels to meet your individual needs....

  • How to Open a Digital Safe

    A digital safe is a device that allows you to secure your heirlooms, jewels and documents. Simply place your contents into the safe and they are secured under your PIN (personal identification...

  • How to Open a Gun Lock

    Gun locks are a good security measure to keep children or others from operating your guns. A gun safe is the most secure way to store firearms, but if you do not own a safe or want an extra layer...

  • How to Stay Safe During Burglary

    Check the crime statistics across the country and most see a dramatic rise in burglaries across the nation. And this is true for smaller rural towns to the larger urban cities. Most know that...

  • How to Install a Safe to the Floor

    If you have a small, free-standing safe in your home, it is easy for a thief to walk away with the safe and your possessions. By installing the safe to the floor, you can eliminate this risk. Most...

  • Tool Box Safety Topics

    Whether on the job or in the home accidents happen. Thousands of accidents every year occur involving the use of tools. In addition to better construction and woodworking techniques it is up to...

  • How to Make a Diversion Safe

    A diversion safe is a small safe enclosed in an everyday object, designed to fool the average burglar. Thieves don't want to take a lot of time looking for your valuables, so they only hit the...

  • How to Avoid Home Invasion

    A few steps to avoid having your house broken in to.

  • What Are the Dangers of Enamel Cookware?

    Enamel cookware is cast iron or steel cookware with a porcelain glass-like coating making it nonstick and easy to clean. Most enamel cookware is considered a safe choice for cooking, but there are...

  • How to Make a Fireproof Safe Cheaply

    A few years ago I was pricing safes while working a construction job. I realized they are much to expensive for the size I wanted and I began to look into making my own. I have no pictures, and my...

  • How to Survive Any Disaster

    We are all aware how life threatening situations can arise at any given moment as we go about our day. As some people become paralyzed in fear others step up and take the necessary action. There...

  • How to Keep Your Home Safe for Kids

    Your home should be a safe haven for your kid(s): the one place where they can be protected from harm. However, millions of kids each year are being harm at home. You can take steps to prevent...

  • Flood Safety Tips

    Floods are a relatively common and extremely destructive severe weather phenomenon in the United States. Being prepared for a flood and knowing what to do when floods occur can protect your...

  • How to Make a Fireproof Safe From a File Cabinet

    Make a fireproof safe from a household item you probably have lying around the house. Most people don't realize that they have a fireproof safe lying around their house. 95 percent of the time in...

  • How to Help Keep Your Neighborhood Safe

    With our economy today, it seems like crime is on the rise, especially in neighborhood homes. Here are some tips to help keep your neighborhood safe.

  • How to Make a Fireproof Safe (5 Steps)

    It is very important for everyone to keep their valuables safe. Learning how to make a fireproof safe will protect your valuables, especially any paper money, from both thieves and damage from...

  • How to Prepare for Bad Weather

    Whether winter or summer, bad weather can strike at any time. So it's smart to prepare for bad weather in advance by preparing an emergency kit and stockpiling items you will need to stay safe....

  • Safety Equipment for the Home

    Your home should be a place where you feel comfortable, safe and secure. A strong foundation and sturdy structure are just the beginning of making a safe home. There are plenty of other measures...

  • How to Make an Earthquake Disaster Plan

    Earthquakes are a terrifying reality. They can occur at any time, causing panic, fear, and destruction of property. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 39 U.S. states are in a...

  • How to Stay Safe In Your Home

    No one wants to worry about their house being broken into. Just the thought of an intruder is a nightmare scenario. I think women, especially, are concerned when home alone. Thankfully, you can...

  • How to Secure a Gun Safe to a Concrete Floor

    A gun safe keeps your weapon out of the hands of children and thieves. While a child most likely isn't going to steal your guns, a thief will take the safe and its contents to open later. Securing...

  • How to Install Home Safes in Walls

    If you have valuables and would like to keep them protected, a stationary home safe is a good option. Installing a home safe is easy and doesn't take a lot of time. With the right tools and...

  • How to Choose a Biometric Gun Safe

    A biometric gun safe is a small safe typically used to store handguns, jewelry, documents, and other valuables. Unlike other handgun safes that are secured with keys and combinations, biometric...

  • How to Keep Safe in a Dangerous Neighborhood

    How to stay safe in a dangerous neighborhood? Here are some of the tips I could share with you, hope you could find them helpful.

  • How to Find a Biometric Safe that is Safe

    Finding the biometric safe that will provide the ideal protection for your belongings can be a challenge. Fingerprint technology is growing in popularity. Here is how you can find a biometric...

  • How to Be Safe at Home

    Many spend hundreds of dollars to buy a Home Security Alarm and do not set the alarm while they are in the house. Be safe at home with a Home Alarm' primary function is to protect the residents'...

  • How to Stay Safe While Shopping or at Home

    In this world we live in, sometimes it seems almost impossible to stay safe. I hope these tips will help you. Be aware, be aware, be aware!

  • How to Run a Safe Garage Sale

    A few ideas on how to keep you, your family and your customers safe during your garage sale.

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