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Summer is a time for pleasant weather, traveling, and creating memories with family and friends. While you should head out and enjoy life, you should also take precautions to preserve those precious moments. Check out our simple summer safety tips and see how a modern security system can help safeguard your Portland home and your family members. Don’t let lapses in security ruin your fun in the sun!

Keep Access Points Secure In Your Portland Home

Nothing compares to the summer breeze coming through your windows in the evenings. Just don’t forget to secure them when you leave! Your advanced alarm system can help by telling you if an access point is open. If you proceed to arm your home, but accidentally leave a door or window open, your system will inform you of the security breach. You can have warnings delivered through your mobile device’s home security app regardless of where you are.

Stay Protected When You’re Away

Many families travel during the summer months, leaving homes unoccupied for one or multiple weeks at a time. A smart security system with remote accessibility will keep you connected, letting you view real-time surveillance footage or recorded files through your mobile device. You may also program smart lights to turn on at seemingly random times to make your home look occupied. If an urgent situation occurs, your system will alert you and your monitoring team at once.

Here are a few other safety tips when leaving home:

• Never broadcast your holiday on online platforms. Even when posting privately, you can’t control who will see the information. Instead, post photos of your vacation when you return.
• Encourage a neighbor to keep an eye on things and let you know if something suspicious occurs.
• Ensure outside lights are switch on at night and think about implementing motion-detecting lights.

Enjoy Yourself With These Extra Summertime Safety Tips

Safeguarding your home is vital, but you also need to protect yourself and your family members during your time outdoors. You can do so by adhering to these extra summertime safety tips:

• Watch kids around pools, busy streets, grills, and fireworks
• Safeguard your skin by using sunscreen and reapply regularly, particularly when swimming
• Have an adult in your home get trained in CPR
• Always swim with a buddy
• Use helmets when biking, and life jackets when on watercraft
• Be knowledgeable of harmful plants and inform kids
• Always tell somebody where you’re going
• Maintain enclosures around pools and keep gates locked when not in use

Swimming pools are one of the joys of the summer season, but they also are a well-known hazard. Consider installing smart locks on swimming pool gates to boost safety and security. 

Reach Out To Secure24 Alarm Systems To Shield Your Portland Home All Year Long

Install a modern, full-featured ADT alarm system from  Secure24 Alarm Systems and find the peace of mind you need to appreciate the summer and every season. We offer year-round protection with features like advanced surveillance cameras, smart locking systems, and custom automation. Place a call to (503) 300-4377 today to design your ADT package.