All About Our Fire & Flood Systems

Many people think of home security as helping to protect from a break-in, but there is so much more offered with our systems. A major benefit to our home security system at the Lake of the Ozarks is our disaster monitoring features. The best security company in Missouri wants to help our customers feel at ease about protecting and monitoring their homes. Fort Knox Alarm & Security has provided some further details on our system features that can help protect your home in a number of ways.

Fire Safety Device

According to the National Fire Protection Association, there were about 365,500 home fires in the United Sates in 2015. While there are steps that can be taken to help prevent a fire in the home, it can still occur. Protecting your home and minimizing damage can be achieved through one of our fire safety devices. The first line of defense is the smoke detector. If the alarm is triggered, the thermostat will turn the ventilation system off, to keep smoke from circulating throughout the home. The smoke detector can also send an alert if the area is getting warmer than normal, therefore letting the homeowner than something may be wrong inside their home. Along with notifying the owners, our security system is also set up to notify law enforcement and emergency personnel of an issue. The fire department will get a call if your system detects a fire in the home. Instead of getting an alert and calling yourself, the system directly alerts emergency responders of your issue and home location.

Flood Alert & Prevention Device

Although it may not seem like winter is getting close since we are experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures in Missouri, cooler weather is right around the corner. A major problem that occurs in a home during the winter is a pipe freezing and breaking. When water freezes inside a pipe, it can expand inside the pipe, causing it to break. Once the water begins to thaw, the water will rush out of the broken pipe. Water can cause a large amount of damage to the inside of a home, if a pipe breaks. Our flood alert system can help prevent a pipe break, and notify owners if one does occur. The thermostat can be set to automatically kick on if the temperature inside the house drops below a certain point.

While we can help protect and arm your entire home, we do offer specialty features like our fire and flood systems. If you have experienced the unfortunate event of water or fire damage in a house, you know the devastating impact it can have on your entire life. Help to protect your home from such a disaster with Fort Knox Alarm & Security. Give us a call at 573-347-3800 to schedule a free consultation about a home alarm system. 

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Frequently Asked Questions About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

While many invest in a security system to protect their family from what looms outside of the home, carbon monoxide is a dangerous poison that can be present inside the home. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that can seriously harm a person who breathes it into their body. It is commonly known as the “silent killer”, because it often goes undetected. Your trusted security company in Missouri can help you protect you and your family from experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning. Provided below, by Fort Knox Alarm and Security, are some frequently asked questions about carbon monoxide and the effects it has on humans and animals.

Where is CO found?

Carbon monoxide is found in fumes produced any time you burn fuel in cars or trucks, small engines, stoves, lanterns, grills, fireplaces, gas ranges, or furnaces. CO can build up indoors and poison people and animals who breathe it.

What are the symptoms of CO poisoning?

The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. CO symptoms are often described as “flu-like.” If you breathe in a lot of CO it can make you pass out or even kill you. People who are sleeping can die from CO poisoning before they experience any symptoms.

Who is at risk from CO poisoning?

Everyone is at risk for CO poisoning. Infants, the elderly, people with chronic heart disease, anemia, or breathing problems are more likely to get sick from CO. Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning not linked to fires, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room, and more than 4,000 are hospitalized.

How to Prevent CO in the Home?

Have your heating system, water heater, and any other gas, oil, or coal burning appliances serviced by a qualified technician every year.

Do not use portable flameless chemical heaters indoors.

If you smell an odor from your gas refrigerator have an expert service it. An odor from your gas refrigerator can mean it could be leaking CO.

Never use a gas range or oven for heating. Using a gas range or oven for heating can cause a build up of CO inside your home, cabin, or camper.

Never burn charcoal indoors. Burning charcoal - red, gray, black, or white - gives off CO.

Never use a portable gas camp stove indoors. Using a gas camp stove indoors can cause CO to build up inside your home, cabin, or camper.

Never use a generator inside your home, basement, or garage or less than 20 feet from any window, door, or vent.

How Can Fort Knox Alarm & Security Help?

Our security system has a carbon monoxide detector feature available to notify the occupants of the home if the level of CO is dangerous inside the home. The detector is wired into the system, for optimum protection of your family. If you are interested in keeping your family safe from carbon monoxide poisoning, contact the best alarm system company in Missouri. If you already have a security system with us, Fort Knox Alarm & Security can easily incorporate the CO detector into your existing system. Give us a call at 573-347-3800 to schedule your free consultation for a security system with carbon monoxide detector to help keep your family safe.

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Why You Should Choose Fort Knox Alarm & Security To Secure Your Property

We want to help you protect what is most important, your family, home, and business. Here at Fort Knox Alarm and Security, we offer a number of services and equipment to allow our customers to choose to level of protection that is right for them. From video image monitoring to glass break detection, we want you to feel safe when we monitor and secure your home or business. Aside from our technologically advanced security systems and equipment, we set ourselves apart from the competition in a number of ways.

Customer Service Philosophy

We want our clients to be pleased with the service they receive from our team. At Fort Knox Alarm and Security, we pride ourselves on our high level of customer service. When you call us, you will receive a promt response. We will service everything we install, at no cost to our customers. At first you may want to start with a basic system and expand upon it as time goes on. Upgrading a system is easy with us, you can add one or more features onto your system at a time. We also have a free consultation with our customers to discuss their security needs and system placement at the location.

Our Certifications

-Level One Technicians
-Level One A Technicians
-Level Two A Technicians
-Level Two B Technicians (TWIC)
-Homeland Security background checks
-US Army Ret (MSG)
-Certified U.S. Coast Guard Licensed 200 Ton Master Captain.

Background Check Procedure

There is actually no background check requirement in the state of Missouri for security system companies. At Fort Knox Alarm and Security, we are fully above board and all of our employees must pass an extensive background check. We want our customers feel safe about who is going to be installing their security system. You can have peace of mind of who is securing your home, when you choose us.

Security Experience

With over forty years of combined experience in the security business, we know what it takes to protect you and your family. Our veteran owned company can help you secure and monitor your home and business, as well as your boat and RV.

Up To Date Technology

With our 2gig system, you can control many features on your home with the touch of a finger. Whether you are at home using the keypad, on your computer or tablet in the other room, or away from your home on a phone, you can control your security system. You also have the ability to program your system to send a text alert, text video clip, or access the live feed from your mobile device.

At Fort Knox Alarm and Security, we do everything needed to ensure the quality of protection that you and your family receives is of the highest caliber. Although we hope you never need to use our emergency services, we assure you that you will have peace of mind you have made the right choice in choosing us. Your trusted security system company in Mid-MO have the certification, experience, and technology to monitor your home or business. We know that keeping your property safe is of upmost importance, let Fort Knox Alarm and Security protect your family.

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About Our Video Monitoring System

Monitoring your home is important for the security and safety of your possessions, and more importantly, your family. The ability to visually access the video feed allows the home or business owner to see what is going on in or around his or her property. Fort Knox Alarm and Security can help you capture who and what is moving around your house, giving you a better idea of what is going on, even when you are not home. Our video monitoring system at the Lake of the Ozarks adds the visual element to help better protect and secure your home or business.

Where to Place Camera:

We can place a video monitoring camera in a number of places around your home or business. Our team will come check out your location, and make suggestions as to where a camera would best be mounted, for optimum protection. Our highly trained technicians will have a consultation with you to learn more about your security needs at your location. Along with the knowledge of your individual wishes, we have the experience needed to help recommended where a camera should be placed. Many times entrances will have a camera mounted nearby, to see who is entering or trying to enter your house or business.

Smart Capture:

Our smart capture technology is set to record what you care most about. You can set your system to send you a video clip for a number of reasons. When the kids get home from school, you can get a clip of them walking in the door, to know they have made it safely into your home. If you have a friend that takes your dog out during the day, get an alert with a visual as the individual comes in and out of your house. If you have an alarm triggered, you can also get a video to show you exactly what and why the alarm went off.

How to Access Video:

There are a few different options when it comes to accessing the video monitoring system. A video clip, along with an alert, can be sent to your phone via text or email. This helps to keep you in the loop about what is happening in or around your property. Another way to access the video is to watch it with a mobile app. You can access the live video feed or review recorded clips from this app as well.

Our video monitoring system allows our clients to see what is going on near their home or business location. Having knowledge of activity around your house can help better prepare you and your family for a safe environment. To better protect and secure your property, contact the best security system company in Missouri. We are here to give you and yours peace of mind that your home or business is safe. Give us a call to set up a free consultation to help better protect your property. 

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