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Safe at Home

Our home is our family's safe haven.

It's the place we return to each evening, leaving workday worries - and the outside world - behind once we secure the front door.

While our walls provide a refuge within which we can weather the storms of daily life, ensuring our family's physical security requires some extra precautions.

Safe measure to include: creating a disaster-survival kit, installing detectors to alert you to fire and other hazards, securing door and windows against thieves, and battening down the hatches in anticipation of Mother Nature's fury.

Here's how ensure your family is safe from the10 most common home accidents.

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About the Author

Tara Aronson is a native Californian. Having grown up in San Diego, she studied journalism and Spanish to pursue a career in newspaper writing. Tara, whose three children - Chris, Lyndsay, and Payne - are the light of her life, now lives and writes in Los Angeles. She also regularly appears on television news programs throughout the U.S.