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What's The Difference Between A battery Powered CO Detector and A Hard Wired One? This month, we've been focusing on the importance of installing carbon monoxide detectors in your home. Some properly functioning furnaces and fireplaces emit carbon monoxide at relatively safe…

How You Can Prevent Deadly Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In 2009, West Seneca, N.Y., teen Amanda Hansen, lost her life to the silent killer, carbon monoxide (CO). She had decided to sleep over at a close friend's house. The girls had no…

Christmas Tree Fire Safety Tips To Protect Your Home From Fire With the holiday season in full swing, I can’t think of anything that gets my kids more excited than when we gather in the living room and decorate the…

Why Is Your Alarm System Trouble Light Light On? In the spirit of answering our most frequently asked questions, let’s explore why the trouble light may be lit on your keypad. Blinking or illuminated trouble lights on a security system…

Be A Responsible Owner: Test Your Security System Regularly Testing your security system might not make the list of the “Top 10 Things You Have To Do Today,” but it certainly should make the list at some point. After all,…

Why Use Motion Detectors, Anyway? Motion detectors are an important part of many security systems.  They provide efficient, versatile protection of spaces within a home or business.  In most security system designs, all of the exterior doors are contacted, leaving…

The evacuation of UB’s dorm recently has me thinking about how uninformed the general public is about the importance of properly installed carbon monoxide detectors. I hope those students who became ill realize how lucky they were. Although there is…

How Secure Is Your Front Door? Generally speaking, most burglars prefer to enter their victims’ homes through an inconspicuous point-of-entry (i.e., a side or rear window or door). However, FBI burglary statics show that 65% of break-ins occur at the…

As Western New Yorkers, we’re no strangers to extreme weather.  Whether it be lake-effect snowfall, strong winds or heavy rain, we have experienced it all. Unfortunately, many burglars see power outages as an opportunity to commit their crimes undetected and under the…