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Helpful Home Security Resources and Information

We leave ourselves vulnerable to danger simply by doing nothing. Most people don’t even think about monitored security systems until the unthinkable happens: burglary, theft, vandalism, fire, flood, carbon monoxide poisoning and medical emergencies. You can be proactive starting today. Please read on to learn about the history of ADT plus information and insights about protecting what you value most.

Why ADT?
ADT has been in the electronic security business since 1874. ADT provides state-of-the art peace of mind to over six million families across the nation. ADT enlists the latest technologies, a nationwide network of interconnected Monitoring Centers and a staff of professionally trained security specialists to monitor and protect its customers 24 hours a day, every day.

  • • ADT installs more than 80 security systems each hour
  • • ADT has more than 6,000 installers and service technicians nationwide
  • • ADT interfaces with approximately 38,000 law enforcement, medical and fire agencies across the country

Who is ADT?

  • • ADT is the largest single provider of electronic security services to more than six million commercial, government and residential customers throughout North America.
  • • ADT's total security solutions include: intrusion and fire detection; video surveillance; access control; critical condition monitoring; health and elder care monitoring; electronic article surveillance; radio frequency identification and integrated systems.
  • • ADT interfaces with approximately 38,000 law enforcement, medical and fire agencies across the country.

Who does ADT Help Secure?

  • • Ninety percent of the Fortune 500 companies and half of the country's top 50 national and regional bank holding companies
  • • Nineteen of the 30 busiest airports in the United States
  • • All federal courthouses nationwide

Anti-Burglary Tips and Statistics

  • • One out of every 10 homes is burglarized each year: According to the FBI, in 2007, burglaries cost victims an estimated $4.3 billion in lost property, and nearly 60% of home break-ins and burglaries occur during the day
  • • Be sure that the overhead garage door has a separate lock: Strangers using a code-grabber can capture the radio signal that opens older-model automatic garage doors; devices that scramble this code are readily available at electronics stores
  • • Nighttime break-ins usually occur in houses that have an unlived-in look; motion detection-lighting is a great deterrent, as are timers that turn lights on and off in a logical sequence
  • • If allowed, secure fencing, video cameras and dogs are also excellent deterrents
  • • All basement and first floor windows should have strong locks or bars—but make sure that in case of fire, they can be opened easily from the inside
  • • Keep all shrubs and bushes trimmed
  • • Always make arrangements to have mail and newspaper deliveries stopped or picked up by a trusted neighbor or friend
  • • If you are going to be away from home for an extended period, set your telephone ringer and any answering devices to mute
  • • Grills, lawn mowers and outdoor items should be stored in a locked garage or shed; if they must be left outdoors, cover them with a tarp and lock them to a stationary point
  • • Do not succumb to the oldest trick in the book: leaving extra keys under doormats, potted plants or in any other obvious outdoor location
  • • In addition to locks, secure sliding glass door tracks with a dowel or PVC pipe cut to specifications
  • • Close blinds and shades—especially in rooms where there is expensive equipment
  • • Consider storing cash, jewelry and other valuables in a home safe or safety deposit box
  • • Do NOT leave notes on the door for service people or family members, regardless of whether you’re away or not

Fire Safety Tips and Statistics

  • • Make sure you have an adequate number of smoke detectors: the National Fire Protection Association recommends smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home
  • • For detectors that are wired directly into the electrical system, ensure there is a battery backup
  • • Always keep a fire extinguisher handy—especially near the kitchen, garage and workshop—and learn how to properly use it
  • • An extinguisher should only be used on small fires
  • • Practice a fire escape routine with your family at least four times a year
  • • Sleep with your bedroom door closed: In the event of a fire, it helps hold back heat and smoke
  • • Never open a door that feels hot from fire
  • • Teach all family members the Stop, Drop and Roll technique, with hands covering their faces
  • • Never pour water on a grease fire; use flour, or turn off the stove and cover the pan with a lid
  • • Have your furnace inspected by a professional prior to the start of every heating season
  • • If using a space heater, do not use an extension cord, and invest in one with a tip-over switch that automatically shuts the unit off; keep it at least three feet away from anything that might burn—including the wall
  • • Never leave home with the clothes dryer running, and always clean the lint screen thoroughly after each use; consider investing in a long brush specially designed to reach deep into the dryer to remove lint
  • • Never put rubber, plastic or foam items in the clothes dryer as they can scorch and catch fire

Child Safety

  • • Always use safety plugs for all electrical outlets
  • • Keep electrical cords out of sight
  • • Use safety gates on stairways
  • • Discard toys that can fit in a child’s mouth, including toys that have small or loose parts that can fit in the mouth
*Offer Terms

$99.00 Customer Installation Charge. 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $35.99 per month ($1,295.64). Form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account. Offer applies to homeowners only. Local permit fees may be required. Satisfactory credit history required. Certain restrictions may apply. Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Dealer customers only and not on purchases from ADT Security Services, Inc. Other rate plans available. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

1. If during the six months following installation we are unable to resolve any installation/service-related concern, ADT will refund the installation charge and/or any monitoring fees paid. See 6-month ADT Money-Back Service Guarantee Certificate for full details and conditions.

2. The customer who presents ADT with the original Theft Protection Certificate will be eligible to receive a reimbursement of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) of customer’s homeowner’s insurance deductible (if any), if ALL of the following requirements are met to ADT’s reasonable satisfaction. (i) the property loss was the result of a burglary that took place while the customer’s ADT security system was in good working order, connected to ADT’s central station and was “on” while all the customer’s doors and windows were locked; and (ii) the intruder entered the residence through a door, window or other area equipped with an ADT detection device, and such detection device was not “bypassed”, and (iii) customer is not in any way in default under the ADT Residential Services Contract; and (iv) customer files a written claim with its homeowners’ insurance company, and such claim is not rejected or otherwise contested by the insurer; and (v) customer reports the burglary loss to the appropriate police department and obtains a written police report; and (vi) customer provides ADT with copies of the insurance claim report and the police reports; and (vii) customer certified in writing to ADT (by signing the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE and presenting it to ADT) that all of the foregoing requirements have been satisfied. Customer understands that presentation of the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE signed by customer is required and understands that ADT reserves the right to reject any application for reimbursement that does not comply with ALL of the requirements. Photocopies and other reproductions of the certificate will NOT be accepted. By signing the documents, customer certifies to ADT that all of the foregoing requirements have been satisfied. Subject to terms and conditions of the ADT Residential Services Contract between customer and ADT Security Services, Inc.

3. To qualify for the Mover’s Security Guarantee, you must be a current or former ADT customer who has had active ADT contract monitored service for two years (24-months), and your ADT account must be in good standing, or have been in good standing when you left ADT. Offer valid for two (2) years following cancellation of ADT service in your prior home. 36-month monitoring agreement required at the then-prevailing monthly monitoring rate. ADT may substitute a comparable home security system package. Local permit fees may be required. Satisfactory credit history required. Certain restrictions may apply. Additional monitoring fees required for some services.

4. Identity Theft Protection is a service of Equifax Consumer Services, Inc. ADT Security Services Inc., is not affiliated with Equifax and makes no representations or warranties with respects to the Equifax services.

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Up to $100 Back from Saveology.com® In order to qualify for up to $100 from Saveology.com®, you must be a new subscriber who has ordered Home Security Service through www.FirstHomeAlarm.com. Qualifying purchases include ADT Basic, ADT Premium Package or ADT Cellular Package. All service must be ordered during the advertised promotional period. Click the word Rebate in the footer of the web page to download and print the Offer Redemption Form. Complete and sign the form and mail it with a copy of your first month’s bill to the address provided on the form. All forms must be postmarked no later than 60 days after service activation. Those who qualify will receive up to $100 in the form of a check from Saveology.com. Offer may end without notice. Certain restrictions apply. Offer good in the United States only, except where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Promotion period is June 10 - September 30, 2010. Saveology.com® is solely responsible for this offer.

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