We talk about survival and prepardness what about the home?

S&P mean many things. To me it also means S&P on a daily basis. The what if's, where to etc.
So here are a few questions i put out during the lecture part of class.

Do you have outside lights and are they on at night? Specifically Front and where applicable rear or side entry points? Town homes & condos also apply. Some do live there.

Sensors that turn on off with dark or light, motion sensors etc.
If a TH or Condo have you notified landlord or maintenance when there are lights out in parking lot, stairwell, anywhere on the property?

Ground floor windows?

Bushes that are deterrents for access, rose bushes, small evergreens etc

2nd story emergency exit

Fire ladder just in case



Perimeter.

Fenced, trees, bushes, well lit if nothing keep anything out

DO YOU HAVE A SAFE WORD, SAFE areas are the kids secure??

Cell Phone and flash light at bedside.
Those pita toys you're always after the kids to pick up, are one of the best natural land mines for an intruder, PITA @ 3 when you have to pee, is the downside. Where are the kids rooms in relation to your bedroom. Are they safe? Are you upstairs and the kids down? If someone were to kick the door in, do they have straight access or is there are couch, table, chairs etc impeding the way?

DO YOU Have a way to look out the back or front door w/out exposing yourself?

Do your kids answer the door or phone and say. their not home now.
Why are they answering the door or phone w/out a basic answer?

I have many more questions i ask, however lets hear your Q&A
A lot of people never consider their home a weak spot.

FWIW: Do the neighborhood weak link test.

Who knows you may be a weak link
Garage and or front doors open 24/7. We all see it, fence gates open the car windows never closed, partial when hot is ok.

Knowing your neighbors by name having a phone tree and the best.

Good questions, and living in "condition yellow" is a very good idea.

You teach a class?

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Originally Posted by Omicron

Good questions, and living in "condition yellow" is a very good idea.

You teach a class?

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Yes.

Judging on the lack or replies i posted this in the wrong forum, or everyone has complete security at home.

you bring up many good points and good things to think about. i personally have security at home, granted my wife doesn't mind me having one of my akm's by the bed ;) also at the end of the hall i can view both the front and back door (ranch style house) so the day a perp tries to threaten my family at the house is both the worst day of their life and the last ;)

opsec. I should just have you over.

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Originally Posted by Wulf202

opsec. I should just have you over.

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Not a bad idea. [Beer]

It honestly makes me nervous as a long-tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs to look around at my suburbia dwelling and think about whether or not it is a defensible position - it's about the last place I'd want to have to defend, except that it's mine and all my stuff is here.

The wife and I are starting to look at new places a little further out of the city and my priorities have changed some. We found a place last night on the interwebs we like out in Bailey, and my first thought was, "now that's defensible! There's only one plausible avenue of approach!" The wife rolled her eyes and left the room.

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Originally Posted by jim

S&P mean many things. To me it also means S&P on a daily basis. The what if's, where to etc.
So here are a few questions i put out during the lecture part of class.

Do you have outside lights and are they on at night? Specifically Front and where applicable rear or side entry points? Town homes & condos also apply. Some do live there.

Sensors that turn on off with dark or light, motion sensors etc.
If a TH or Condo have you notified landlord or maintenance when there are lights out in parking lot, stairwell, anywhere on the property?

Ground floor windows?

Bushes that are deterrents for access, rose bushes, small evergreens etc

2nd story emergency exit

Fire ladder just in case



Perimeter.

Fenced, trees, bushes, well lit if nothing keep anything out

DO YOU HAVE A SAFE WORD, SAFE areas are the kids secure??

Cell Phone and flash light at bedside.
Those pita toys you're always after the kids to pick up, are one of the best natural land mines for an intruder, PITA @ 3 when you have to pee, is the downside. Where are the kids rooms in relation to your bedroom. Are they safe? Are you upstairs and the kids down? If someone were to kick the door in, do they have straight access or is there are couch, table, chairs etc impeding the way?

DO YOU Have a way to look out the back or front door w/out exposing yourself?

Do your kids answer the door or phone and say. their not home now.
Why are they answering the door or phone w/out a basic answer?

I have many more questions i ask, however lets hear your Q&A
A lot of people never consider their home a weak spot.

FWIW: Do the neighborhood weak link test.

Who knows you may be a weak link
Garage and or front doors open 24/7. We all see it, fence gates open the car windows never closed, partial when hot is ok.

Knowing your neighbors by name having a phone tree and the best.

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Another couple of things: What about key and access control?
- Who has keys to your house?
- Are you sure you can account for them all?
- Those that have them, do they keep them secured or available to anyone to pick them up?
- Did you re-key when you moved in?
- Do you take your house key off your ring when they're out of your sight, ie at an automotive service place?
- What about your garage door code? Who knows it?
- Did you change it when you moved in?

I can rekey quikset locks.