ADT Security Could Have Saved Our Home from Fire

Alarm systems: who needs one?

That's what I thought about home alarm systems a few years ago, as my family and I packed up our suitcases and headed to the beach for our summer vacation. We'd been planning for months, and our kids were more than ready with suits, sand shovels, snorkels and toys. We turned out the lights, locked the doors, and thought that was that for home security. Looking back now, a simple phone call could have prevented what happened next.

The day after we drove off, a wire shorted out in our kitchen. The wall broke out in flames. It was 10 minutes later when a neighbor saw smoke and called the fire department. They came in a hurry, but by then half of our home was up in flames, and smoke damage ruined the rest.

That's when we got "the call." We rushed home from vacation, but to a house that was a smoldering ruins. Our kids were devastated. My wife was in tears because so many family belongings were destroyed. I've never felt more helpless as a father and a husband. The biggest question I had then for myself was, "How do I keep this from ever happening to my family again?"

I called my local authorized ADT security dealer, Protect Your Home. Yes, ADT is the #1 company for protection against theft and home break-ins, but they do so much more than that -- fire protection included. Our ADT alarm system is directly linked to all the smoke alarms in our home. If any one of them goes off, ADT calls us immediately and sends help if we need it.

Of course, my wife's biggest concern was, "How do we keep them from calling the fire department every time I burn the pot roast?” Simple: ADT gives us a call before they alert authorities. If we answer and say everything is fine, we just hang up the phone and go on with our day. If we answer and say we need help -- or if we don't answer at all -- they send help immediately. That's what would have happened if ADT Security had been watching our home during our vacation.

ADT Security, from Protect Your Home, has been a blessing to our family. And since the fire incident with our house, our neighbors added an ADT security system as well! They've been so thankful because ADT alerted the police at Christmas when someone tried to break in through their back door. The alarm scared the burglar away and the police immediately arrived to secure their home.

Home security is nothing to take lightly. The fire in our home was terrible, but we've since recovered and rebuilt, and with the help of the ADT alarm system from Protect Your Home, we know our new home is safe. We really relax now when we go to the beach, or when we have Christmas presents piled under the tree, because our home is being protected 24/7 by the ADT home security team.

We trust them, and that feels good.

Don't wait until something happens to your home. Take it from a father and a husband. Call Protect Your Home to get a monitored ADT security system and protect your house and family today.