How to Burglar-Proof Windows in Your Home
One of the biggest threats your property faces is the potential damage, theft, and other misfortunes that result from burglars and intruders. Installing effective security devices is vital for protecting your family’s welfare and most valuable possessions. These devices can also quickly alert you in the event of a fire,…
Apartment Fire Safety Requirements and Prevention Tips
Fire safety is critical in just about every setting. But when it comes to apartment building fire safety, there are specific things to consider, such as longer egress times, evacuation procedures, fire control and smoke movement through the building. In apartment and condominium buildings, fires can spread heat, flames and smoke…
Guide to School Security Systems & Student Safety
School districts and universities must adhere to the highest standards to provide a safe and secure environment for students, teachers, parents, and staff. These measures involve keeping violence, weapons, and inappropriate behavior away from buildings and school grounds. With outside threats and gun violence becoming more common, it’s vital to…
Signs of a Carbon Monoxide Leak in Your Home
Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a colorless, tasteless gas produced by the incomplete burning of any carbon fuels such as natural gas or liquified petroleum gas. Your heating equipment may give off trace amounts of this gas, but by design, it vents CO outside, where the gas doesn’t have the…
How to Make Sure Your Pipes Don’t Freeze
Frozen water pipes are a common problem during those frigid New England winters. Freezing can cause a pipe to burst — a crack as small as 1/8″ can allow more than 250 gallons of water to escape in only one day. The flooding can result in thousands of dollars of…
Home Safety Tips for Seniors Who Live Alone
Independence is an important part of living a happy and high-quality life. For seniors, maintaining their freedom can be a joyful experience and allow them to continue living in their home after the passing of a spouse. However, elderly persons living alone also face an increased risk of injury or…
Business Fire Systems
If you are a small or medium sized business owner, you know the importance of protecting your employees, business data and all that you have worked so hard to build over the course of years, and in some cases, decades. Protecting your business from theft, fire, gas and any other…
Kitchen Safety – Cooking Safety Tips
When I think about winter, I think about warm sweaters, snow falling and, of course, comfort food. The kitchen can be both a wonderful place of smells and tastes, but it can also be a dangerous place if not monitored carefully during the cooking process. Did you know that the…
The Wayne Alarm Difference
If you are looking for a home or business alarm system, you may first try “Googling” the terms alarm systems, and thousands of options pop up. However, not all alarm systems and alarm companies are the same. Some, like our company, pride themselves on being a step above the rest,…
Lighting for Safety
Did you know that in the United States a home burglary occurs every 14.6 seconds? That means over 2 million reported burglaries a year! Locally, Massachusetts has 36,533 (5.55 per thousand) burglaries annually according to the website Neighborhood Scout. While these numbers are alarming, there are things that every homeowner…
