E215: How to Secure your Home Like a Professional Safe House

In this episode, James Price shares with us his trade secrets for securing your home like a high-value safe house.

For new listeners, James is a veteran executive protection consultant with over a decade of experience as a high-priced civilian security contractor in the Middle East and Far East Asia. James gives his expert opinion on the mistakes you are probably making with regard to home safety; some key elements you need to consider to evaluate the safety of your house; the security systems he recommends; and what you can do to protect your home when you are away.

~ Securing your Home and Making it a Safe House Topics: ~

* Who is James and what does he do
* How did James get into executive protection
* What would you say is the number one thing people do to open themselves up to being a target at home
* When evaluating a structure for security issues, what are the primary things you look for
* How often should a regular person do some kind of perimeter check on their home
* When you're setting up security systems, what are your must-have pieces? (i.e. video, motion)
* What realistic limitations should people be aware of with security systems that aren’t backed by an on-site security team
* When away from home, what do people do that make their home target
* What non-lethal tools do you find effective in personal defense
* The one mistake you are probably making that is increasing your chances of becoming the victim of a home invasion.
* Some of the things James looks at when he is evaluating a home’s safety
* Why you should have contrasting shutters for your home
* What you can do to improve the security of your doors and windows
* An important, but often over-looked element of personal security
* The first thing James does to improve the security of a place
* Two important times when you should do a perimeter check
* James’ must-have pieces for an ideal security system
* Where you should place motion sensors
* Why the placement of your security cameras is probably wrong and where you should put them instead
* Why a security system is like a fire alarm
* What you can do to secure your home while you’re away
* Some tips for staying safe in hotel rooms
* A few non-lethal defensive measures you can put in place
* How satin bedsheets and fog machines can increase the safety of your home
* What you should use instead of pepper spray for home safety, and how
* James’ top tips for keeping your home safe and secure

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