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June 25, 2025

Summer Safety Tips To Safeguard Your Springfield Home And Family

Summer is the time for warm weather, vacations, and creating memories with friends and family. While you ought to head out and live your best life, you also should take steps to secure those precious moments. Review our helpful summer safety tips and see how an advanced security system can help defend your loved ones and your Springfield home. Don’t permit a security lapse to ruin your enjoyment!

Keep Windows And Doors Secure In Your Springfield Home

Nothing compares to the summer breeze flowing through your windows during cooler evenings. Just don’t forget to secure them if you go out! Your high-tech alarm system can assist by notifying you if an access point is open. If you attempt to arm your property, but accidentally leave a window or door ajar, your system will inform you of the security breach. You can have warnings delivered through your mobile device’s home security app regardless of your location.

Stay Connected When You’re Traveling

Many families holiday during the summer months, leaving homes vacant for one or multiple weeks. A smart home security system with remote access will keep you in touch, permitting you to see live camera streams or saved events through your cell phone. You might also program smart lights to switch on at seemingly random times to make your home seem lived in. If an urgent event springs up, your system will alert you and your monitoring specialists at once.

Here are some other safety tips when leaving home:

  • Avoid broadcasting your travels on social networking sites. Even when sharing privately, you can’t control who will view the information. As an alternative, display pics of your trip when you return.
  • Ask a neighbor to watch over things and inform you if something suspicious arises.
  • Make sure outdoor lights are set on a timer and turn on at night and think about installing motion-sensing options.

Have Fun In The Sun With These Extra Summertime Safety Tips

Protecting your home is vital, but you also need to protect yourself and your family during summer’s many outdoor activities. You can do so by following these summertime safety tips:

  • Supervise kids around pools, hot grills, fireworks, and busy streets
  • Safeguard your skin by applying sunscreen and reapply frequently, particularly when swimming
  • Have a person in your family get trained in CPR
  • Always go swimming with a friend
  • Don helmets when riding bikes, and life jackets when on boats
  • Be knowledgeable of harmful plants and teach children
  • Always tell somebody where you plan to go
  • Maintain enclosures around swimming pools and lock gates when not in use

Swimming pools are one of the pleasures of summer, but they also are a well-documented hazard. Think about using smart locks on pool gates to enhance your safety and security. 

Reach Out To Secure24 Alarm Systems To Safeguard Your Springfield Home In All Seasons

Install an advanced, full-featured ADT alarm system from  Secure24 Alarm Systems and experience the peace of mind you need to enjoy the summer and all times of year. We offer year-round protection with capabilities like remote access, custom automation, AI-driven surveillance, and smart locking systems. Call (417) 233-4368 today to order your ADT package.