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Why
You Should Have ADT in Your Home.
DON'T BECOME
A STATISTIC:
• 1 out of every
5 homes will have a burglary, fire
or carbon monoxide poisoning.*
• 9 out of 10 convited burglars agreed that they
would avoid a house protected by an alarm system.**
• An alarm system can help make your home 3 times
less likely to be burglarized.***
• Fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters
combined.****
• 1 out of every 3 homes will have a medical emergency
this year.*****
The Threat of
Fire:
• Approximately 1.9 million fire are reported
each year.****
• Fires cause more than 29,000 deaths and injuruies
each year.****
• Direct property loss is due to fire
was an estimated 10.6 billion in 2001****
• Cooking, careless smoking, arson and
heating systems are leading causes of home fires.****
The Truth About
Carbon Monoxide and Flooding:
• 1,800 people die every year, and about 100,000
more seek medical attention for accidental carbon monoxide
poisoning.******
• Most homeowner's policies do not cover flood damage.*******
• Property damage from flooding totals more than $1
billion each year in the United States.******
* National Fire Protection
Associtaion, Fire Loss in the U.S., 2001: National
Fire Protection Association, U.S. Fire Problem,
2001; and Nation Fire Data Center, Fire in the United
States 1989-1998, 12th ed.
** National Burglar and Fire Association, 2000.*** North Haven Professional Fire Fighters Association,
2000.
**** Federal Emergency Management Agencey 1996.
***** U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Victimization
in the U.S., 1999.
****** U.S. Department of Justice 1999.
******* National Center for Health Statistics 1999. |
