Preparing for a Hurricane
One of the most powerful natural hazards to strike North America from the Caribbean to the Canadian Maritimes is the hurricane. In recent years they’ve caused extensive property damage and loss of life. Hurricanes have proven themselves to be dangerously unpredictable in exactly what their impact will be. The damage caused by hurricanes comes from [...]
Winter Storms
In the colder parts of the US and Canada and particularly in rural areas, we’ve come to expect winter storms – blizzards, sleet and freezing rain. They’ve been part of our lives and many rural families are “relatively” well prepared for them. But urban families are probably more vulnerable to winter weather simply because we’ve [...]
Campus Safety
Every year, thousands of young women head off to campus, completely unprepared for the most common source of danger – and it isn’t strangers. It’s the people they know.
Strangers Are Not the Problem
WHY IS EVERYONE WARNING YOU ABOUT ‘STRANGER DANGER’ ? It seems to be the phrase that everyone has heard of – stranger danger. I think that might be because it’s simple and it rhymes, because as a cautionary saying it has little else going for it. What’s the good of terrifying our children about strangers [...]
Home Security Overview
Think carefully and train yourself to learn some good home security habits. While you master that, there are also a wide range of home security products available for sale which will work with your security service to protect your home and family.
Homes Security Alarms
If you’re home isn’t secure then you’re not safe. Home security begins with simple principles, like – lock the doors and don’t leave your windows open. But having some form of home security alarm is becoming a better idea and as the technology has improved, the costs have come down as well.
Tasers, Stunguns and the Law
Tasers and stunguns are not toys, they are dangerous weapons and should be handled with care. If you would like to buy a stun gun or a taser, there are restrictions you should be aware of. No one acting within the law will ship tazers or stunguns to: Canada, MA, MI, NJ, NY, HI, RI [...]
How to use a taser
If you are going to buy and use a Taser, be sure that you do it safely. Here are a few very simple rules to always keep in mind Keep out of the reach of children. When at home, store your taser like you would any other weapon, locked away from children and not “loaded”. [...]
5 Smart Personal Safety Ideas
There are many dangers in the world today, more so than there used to be. Years ago, it was actually safe to leave your home unlocked while you were away or to let your children walk to the park alone, but those days are long gone. In today’s world, it seems like there’s danger lurking [...]
Using Pepper Spray
Pepper Spray MUST ONLY be used legitimately and responsibly, the careless or malicious use of pepper spray products will get you in deep trouble with the law. Keep pepper sprays out of the reach of children. When Using Pepper Spray as part of your personal self defense plan, here are some points to keep in [...]
About Pepper Spray
TYPES OF PEPPER SPRAY There are a few different Types of Pepper Spray. To begin with. pepper Spray and Mace are NOT the same thing (although there is a Brand of Pepper Spray called MACE). Mace, also known as tear gas, is often identified as CN alphachloroacetaphenone or CS orthochlorobenzalonitrile – (now you know). CN [...]
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