Columbus Fire & Safety Equipment Co.

Burglar Alarm Systems
FACT: 90 percent of police believe alarms deter burglary attempts. (Source: STAT Resources, Inc.)
FACT: Homes without security systems are about 3 times more likely to be broken into than homes with security systems.

FACT: Losses due to burglary average $400 less in residences with security systems than for a residence without security systems.

FACT: Prices are dropping. Due to improved technology the price of a security system has decreased in the last seven years.

FACT: Most insurance companies offer a substantial discount on homeowner’s insurance policies for monitored burglar alarms.

Where Burglars Enter a House One survey showed:

34 % entered through the front door
23 % through a first-floor window
22 % through the back door
9 % through the garage
4 % through a basement
4 % through an unlocked entrance
2 % through a storage area
What’s Available?
Burglar alarm systems are designed to detect unauthorized intrusion.

Today a wide range of detection equipment is available to meet the customer’s need for detection of an attempted burglary, or other life threatening intruders like smoke or carbon monoxide gas.

What is a Good System?
A good home security system will be customized to how you live your life. It takes into account your schedule, children and pets. Most of all it has to be easy to use.

Let our professionals recommend a security system that fits your lifestyle, at a price you can afford.

Just some of what is available:

Wireless Keyfobs
Glass Breaks
Cellular Back-up
Pet Sensitive Motions
Heat Sensors
Closed-circuit TV Surveillance
VCR Recording (interior& exterior)
Panic Buttons
Voice Sirens