Keeping safe in your house should be your topmost priority. But are you forgetting some big safety items? Look over this home safety checklist for Fresno and discover where your living space can use some work.
This guide begins with five whole-home safety items, and then we break it down on a room level. Then, you can call (559) 212-3897 or complete the form below for additional information.
Whole Home Safety Checklist for Fresno
While you will want to employ a room-by-room approach to home safety in Fresno, there are some methods that work for a lot of your rooms. These items can talk with one another through a touchscreen hub, and oftentimes react to other components. You can also control all your home safety devices through a mobile security app, like ADT Control:
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Smart Lighting For Most Rooms: Of course, you can schedule your smart lighting to make your house more energy-efficient. But they can also allow you to remain safe in an emergency. Make your downstairs lights come on when a security alarm triggers to scare off intruders or brighten your way to a safe area.
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Monitored Smoke Detectors: At the very least, you will have a fire alarm on each level of your house. You can improve your fire readiness by installing a monitored fire detector that looks for unusual smoke and heat, and pings your round-the-clock monitoring agents when it thinks that there’s a fire.
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Smart Door Locks: Every entryway that uses a deadbolt can be made safer with a smart door lock. Now you may preset key codes to each family member and receive alerts to your phone when they are activated. Your doors can even automatically turn off, allowing you to quickly get out when you have a fire or dangerous situation.
Family Room/Living Room Safety Checklist For Fresno
You’ll hang out most in your family room, so it’s the most reasonable room to start your home safety makeover. Highly sought after items, like your TV or video games, usually are located in your living room, making it a popular room for thieves. Begin with installing a motion sensor or security camera in there, then continue on with the following ideas:
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Motion Sensors: By installing motion detectors, you’ll have a loud siren if they sense suspicious motion within your family room. You’ll want motion sensors that ignore pet movements or you’ll have your sirens go off every time your cat passes through for a drink of water.
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Indoor Security Camera: An indoor security camera puts a constant watch on your family room. View real-time feeds of your room so you can know what’s happening through the mobile app. Or chat with your kids when they arrive back from playing by using the two-way talk feature.
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Surge Protector/Cord Maintenance: Protect all your electronics and stop overtaxing your circuits with a surge protector. For additional energy-efficiency, set up a smart plug with anti-surge functionality included.
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Entertainment Center Attached To The Wall: If you have curious kids, you’ll need to attach your bookshelves and entertainment center to your wall. This is especially important if your living room uses rugs or carpet that could make objects extra unstable.
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Special Locks For Glass Doors: If your living room uses a sliding glass door that slides out to a backyard, deck, or screened-in porch, you get that the door lock is fairly worthless. Install a special lock, like a metal bar or locks that are located on the top and bottom of the frame.

Kitchen Safety Checklist For Fresno
The kitchen has room for items that should bring safety to your home. Some of these items are also easy to add and should be bought from the a retail store:
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Fire Extinguisher: A fire can happen from an overfilled frying pan or a faulty burner. Always keep a fire extinguisher at hand for any cooking emergencies.
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GFCI Box On Every Outlet: A GFCI outlet should be installed anywhere they’re by water to ward off an electric shock. That means the plug outlets close to your kitchen counter and sink. For 30 years, it’s been required to have one circuit interrupter outlet per circuit. But all your outlets will go dead if one outlet senses a surge, so you’re going to want to have an unchained GFCI per outlet.
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Monitored Carbon Monoxide Detector: A CO detector is advised for spaces that use natural gas for the oven and stove. If your gas appliances malfunction, the CO detector will cause a loud, buzzing sound and contact your monitoring agent.
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Clorox Wipes Or Spray: The biggest safety problem in the kitchen is the viruses, bacteria, and protein from raw meat and dairy. Always keep antiviral wipes or spray to clean your area after preparing food.
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Freezer and Refrigerator Alarm: The milk, meat, and perishables in your fridge should stay at a cold temperature to be safe to eat. If you accidently leave the refrigerator door open too long, then a small beep will let you know so you can check the seal. Some refrigerators come with a pre-installed alarm, others don’t, and you’ll have to buy a refrigerator alarm from the store.
Bathroom Safety Checklist For Fresno
Just because there’s not a lot of room in your bathroom there’s still safety hazards. From flood prevention to anti-surge outlets, here are a few safety tips for your bathroom:
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Flood Detectors: A leaking toilet or shower can create an expensive amount of damage. Find out early about pooling water with a flood detector and save hundreds to thousands of dollars from renovations.
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No-slip Bathroom Mats: A slip in the bathroom can be painful, causing bumps, gashed heads, or broken bones. Or avoid these problems with a textured bathroom mat for your wet feet.
Child’s Bedroom Safety Checklist For Fresno
Your child’s bedroom should pair safety with accessibility. If their window shades or other items are safe but hard to use, then your child may perform unsafe activities -- like climb a dresser -- to touch them. Here are some easy, yet safe, ideas:
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Cord-Free Window Coverings: Safety professionals have designated cords from shades and blinds a secret danger for both children and pets. Use motorized blinds or shades that you can easily open and close with a remote. Or go state-of-the-art and pair your shades to your ADT smart hub so they rise without anyone’s help when it’s time to get up, and go down at bedtime for an easier sleep.
Master Bedroom Safety Checklist For Fresno
The main bedroom should be an oasis, so let your safety items make life easier if there's an emergency. After all, being startled awake by a wailing buzzer can be quite a shock.
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Personal Charging Area: We depend on our cell phones for so much now alarms, news readers, time wasters, and --legend has it-- even phones. However, a depleted device will cut us off from communications if something goes wrong. So, a charging station or cord becomes an essential.
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Nightlight/Smart Lights: A plug-in light helps ground you when you’re bolted awake from a fire alarm or other loud sounds. If you can’t fall asleep with a small nightlight, put in a smart bulb in your bedroom. Then you can get light on-demand with a mobile device or voice command.
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Fireproof Lockbox: Store your important papers like insurance cards, medical information, or banking information in a fireproof lockbox. Your lockbox can be a big one that is located in your closet or a smaller portable safe that you can snatch as you escape during a fire or other emergency.
Garage/Basement Safety Checklist For Fresno
Most safety problems in the basement or garage are with your water heater or furnace. Discovering hazards early can stave away more devastating disasters in the future. So, as you take a look around your storage areas, take note of these safety items:
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CO Alarm: It’s nice to hang a carbon monoxide alarm in a place where a gas leak can spring up. If you have gas heat, you should put an alarm in the same room as your HVAC unit.
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WiFi Water Shutoff Valve: If your flood sensor finds a hot water leak or a busted pipe, then you will have to shut off the main water line at once. With a WiFi shutoff valve, you can stop water flow from your phone. That’s helpful when you’re visiting relatives and see an emergency leak notification on your phone.
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Garage Door Sensor: Leaving the garage door up brings about all sorts of problems. You can lose a bunch of HVAC energy through that open door, and critters or lurkers can just walk in. A remote sensor will notify you about a neglected garage door and lets you close it remotely.
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Heat Sensor: A temperature sensor in your basement or garage is a definite if you worry about your pipes freezing. The heat in these rooms can be wildly different than your main rooms of the home, so you may want to keep a close look on the temperature by using the ADT mobile app.

Home Perimeter Safety Checklist for Fresno
Your foliage, driveway, and front step are just as imperative to secure as the rest of your home. Use this checklist to make your outside safe:
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Low Shrubbery: High shrubs can offer some serenity, but they also obscure your line of sight of the yard. Don’t give potential thieves an area to hide. Plus, tall shrubs or trees too close to your structure can jam up gutters and summon ants and termites.
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ADT Yard Signs: One of the largest deterrents for home intrusion is alerting aspiring burglars that you have a state-of-the-art security system. An ADT yard sign by the main walk and a window cling will show people that they ought to shove off to an less prepared house.
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Motion Controlled Outside Lights: Light is the largest enemy to people who sneak around in the unlit places. Motion-activated lighting on your deck, porch, or garage can frighten possible intruders away. Lights also help you get inside when you get back home on those dark, winter nights.
Contact Secure24 Alarm Systems To Help Complete Your Home Safety Checklist for Fresno
While Secure24 Alarm Systems can’t help you with every item on your Fresno home safety checklist, we can discuss a customized security system. With everything from alarms to thermostats, we can customize the perfect system for your home’s needs. Just call (559) 212-3897 for more information or complete the form below. Or personalize your own system with our Security System Designer.