Hot Home Emergency Posts
How To: Keep your home safe by thinking like a burglar
Your home security systems may not work for you if you don't turn it on. To top it off some of your bad habits can invite thieves in to your home. This how to video reviews some common sense steps to protect your home from burglars.
How To: Make your home burglar-proof
Check out this video to learn how to make your home burglar-proof. It's fairly easy, he says.
How To: Find a stud to prepare your furniture for earthquakes
Use a stud finder magnet to find nails that attach your wallboard to studs.
How To: Use hot water from your heater for disasters
Remember that your hot water heater is an excellent source of drinking water that you can use during emergencies. To access the water, learn how by checking out this video. Use hot water from your heater for disasters.
How To: Prevent your car from getting stolen or broken into
Check out this video to learn how to prevent your car from getting stolen or broken into. Part 1 of 2 - How to Prevent your car from getting stolen or broken into.
How To: Board up your home for a hurricane emergency
If your home is not protected by impact-resistant windows and doors, or impact resistant shutters or panels, consider building your own temporary emergency panels. www.flash.org
How To: Make the world's smallest cooking stove
Learn how to make this very small alcohol burning stove with cheap and easy to find items.
How To: Make an emergency oil lamp from a can of tuna
Here's how to make an oil lamp out of a can of tuna. It will burn brightly for at least a couple of hours just from the tuna oil and the tuna isn't wasted either!
How To: Survive an elevator freefall
How many floors can you fall in an elevator and still survive? Step one, lie down on the floor and step two, duck and cover your head.
How To: Test your home for radon
Radon is the second-leading cause of cancer. You can't smell it, see it or taste it but it might be present in your home. We will show you how to see if there is a dangerous amount of radon in your home. Test your home for radon.
How To: Secure your home
We spoke to the Neighborhood Watch to find out a few tips on securing your home Secure your home.
How To: Stop a home invasion
Learn how to be safe and stop someone from invading your home.
How To: Stop a kitchen oil fire
This old service announcement video shows you what to do in the case of a kitchen fire (and what NOT to do)!
How To: Make a home emergency kit
If an emergency arises, will you be prepared? Emergencies can happen anywhere and any time. That's why it pays to be prepared, even in the comfort of your own home or apartment. Find out everything you need to make a home emergency kit.
How To: Build your own hidden safe
With over 6 million break-ins across the nation a year, Here's a cheap quick and easy way to hide your smaller more valuable goodies! Build your own hidden safe.
How To: Call 911 in case of an emergency
In this emergency preparedness video series, learn what to do when you need to call 911, or even if you call by accident. Our expert, an experienced 911 dispatch operator, Jill Maglione, will tell you what the most important information you need to give is, why you need to give your address, why you may be asked to stay on the line, how to get to the point about what type of emergency you have, how to teach kids to use 911, how to report a car accident, and more tips you need for emergency pr...
How To: Secure your home
In these home security and safety videos, learn how to upgrade your house in some important ways. Our expert, Jon Olson, will show you how to secure your windows and sliding glass doors, some of your home’s most vulnerable entries, with bar locks. Learn how to install a door guard latch to keep small children from getting out, as well as a peep hole to see who’s at the front door. Finally, get some important fire safety tips and learn how to install smoke detectors for your home.
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