Safe Room – Why You Need One

A safe room is designated as a particular room(s) that you can retreat to in cases of home invasion and/or weather threats.  It is defined as any room in your house that has been set up to provide a secure location that provides you protection during an intrusion or weather event that contains supplies which would enable you to stay there for a limited amount of time.

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If you live in a multi-story house there is a tremendous advantage to having safe rooms on each floor.  The biggest advantage is that you do not need to go from one level to another to find a safe room, since that process might place you in danger of running into the intruder.  As mentioned above, you may have several safe rooms in your home.  For example, if you live in a two story house with a basement.  You may have secure safe rooms on the second and main floors that are designed to be used if there is a home invasion. And you may have a fortified safe room in the basement that it to be used for bad weather events. This enables you to have several locations to retreat to in the event of a threatening issue.

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Safe rooms should have the following qualities: easy to access, ability to lock or secure the door, personal protection tools, some limited survival tools,  a communication device, and a small supply of water and food. Should a safe room have windows?  That is an interesting consideration.  The answer is Yes and No.  Windows in a safe room that is designed solely for the purpose of protecting you or your family from an intruder can be an asset.  It can allow you an alternative escape route if you need to that much evasive action.

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Ease of access is extremely important; you do not want to have to travel any great distance to gain access to your safe room.  The more you have to travel to get to your safe room the greater the chance you will encounter the intruder or be at risk of exposure.  So bedrooms, closets and large bathroom are excellent first choices, followed by spare rooms, attics, and storage rooms.

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It may not be possible, practical or safe to have a personal protection tool such as a firearm in each safe room. However, some type of personal protection device should be in the room such as pepper spray, baseball bat or Taser.  If you feel you will be bringing a firearm to the safe room or you have the resources to securely place on in your safe room, be sure to store extra ammo in the safe room as well.  Having a limited supply of survival tools is important.

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Finally, having a small supply of water and snacks is important.  It will help relax you provide a sense of comfort.  As well as, it may be needed if you are in your safe room for an extended stay.  This may be the case in your safe room that you have designated for weather related events.  In you safe room delegated for weather related events it will also be advantageous to have a small portable camping style toilet.

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