Though they make the house smell good and go a long way in helping to create a holiday ambiance, candles are a chief source of house fires during the holiday season. Candles are the third leading cause of home fire injuries, and there are four times as many candle-related fire incidents during the holidays than at any other time of year. Instead of using lit candles, consider these creative alternatives.
Flameless candles
Powered by batteries, flameless candles give the appearance of lit, burning candles without the mess of dripping wax or danger of fire. They are available in a variety of scents and styles and can be safely placed near flammable decorations.
Reed diffusers
Another popular alternative these days, reed diffusers require no heat, batteries or flames and can emit a pleasant fragrance for months at a time.
If you do use lit candles this holiday season, make sure that the candle holders are not flammable, that candles are not placed near any decorations that could easily catch fire, and never leave them burning unattended.
Following these common sense tips can help keep your family from becoming one of the numerous fire statistics this holiday season. For additional protection of your house while you’re both home and away, consider a monitored smoke and fire alarm system from Monitronics. Call us at 800-290-0709 for more information.
Posted in: Home Security, Tuesday tip
This Thanksgiving, as you strain the gravy and carve the bird, take care to stand by your pan. U.S. firefighters responded to about1,300 home fires involving cooking equipment on Thanksgiving in 2007, roughly three times the daily average of cooking fires. If you’ve got something on the stove, don’t leave it unattended, even for a moment. Stand by your pan and stay safe from a stove fire.
Posted in: Home Security
Despite the ongoing recession, employees of Monitronics gave wholeheartedly this month for an outstanding cause. We have exceeded all internal expectations in our ninth annual food drive for Metrocrest Social Services. The six floors of the tower, Building 821, and Suite 300 together collected 75% more than last year’s drive, with this year’s donations totaling 13,622 items, including cash converted to food. This represents a little more than 18 food items from each of our 750 employees.
This large increase over last year’s total of 7,775 items may in part be due to the fierce competition among floors and buildings to donate the most food. The second floor of the main tower won the overall competition, bringing in 2,277 food items and $575.
“The compassion of the employees in their abundance of giving both monetary support and food items is heartwarming to all of us, especially to the families in need in our community,” said Bunny Summerlin, Metrocrest Executive Director. “The Monitronics annual food drive kicks off our holiday programs with a bang each year and with the increased need it couldn’t come at a better time.”
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Posted in: Behind Our Doors
We got a mention in Security System News today because of our to recent launch of Honeywell’s Total Connect system to our dealers. Read about it here.
Posted in: Business Security, Home Security, Industry Happenings
About 40 people gathered at 2 p.m. today to honor those Monitronics employees who have served the country in the Armed Services. The reception in the main tower lasted 45 minutes with American flag cake and time for the veterans to introduce themselves and say a few words about their service.
Dave Bolles Sr., Supervisor of the Executive Response Team, opened the event. The Vietnam vet and 28-year retired U.S. Marine emphasized the company’s commitment to veteran employees.
“Monitronics is the first company that I have worked for that has stopped and recognized their veteran employees,” he said. “This Veterans Day is for us, those of us who served in any capacity. “
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