September Newsletter: Here's what you need to know for preparedness month

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER Are you prepared for Preparedness Month? September is National Preparedness Month. A great time to make sure your family has a plan in case of natural disaster. Here are a few prep-tips to get you started: - Know how to shut off electricity and gas to your home to prevent fires and leaks. - Make an emergency communication plan with your family. - Learn your area’s evacuation routes and put them to memory. - Find an animal shelter that takes in pets during emergencies. Most emergency shelters won’t let you bring animals. Planning ahead is planning smart. [Find more tips at ready.gov.]() PRO TIP: SimpliSafe has loads of home hazard sensors that can help detect smoke, flooding, freezing and more. They’re easy to add to your system. [See them here »]( Did you know? Floods are the most common—and one of the most expensive—natural disasters. Make sure your insurance covers flooding. --------------------------------------------------------------- STATS & FACTS 10am – 3pm When most burglaries happen, according to the Department of Justice. Remember to arm your system when you go to work. PRO TIP: Arm SimpliSafe in Home mode when you’re at home. It’ll increase the overall time your home is protected. --------------------------------------------------------------- PROTECTION SPOTLIGHT 3.5x faster police dispatch With video verification technology, SimpliSafe’s professional monitoring can give police real-time video confirmation of a break-in. This makes your home a top priority and can get police there up to 3.5x faster. All you need for video verification is one [SimpliCam]( and the Interactive Monitoring Plan, which you can [upgrade on your monitoring page](. Heard the buzz? A customer got a motion alert from their Video Doorbell Pro. Here’s what they saw. [Learn more about Video Doorbell Pro]( Moving soon? Engineered to be portable, SimpliSafe was built with your next move in mind. [Visit our mover’s page]( for more tips and info on how to protect your valuables during the move. [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( [Browse Help Center]( [Refer A Friend]( Copyright © 2019, SimpliSafe All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 294 Washington St. 9th Floor, Boston, MA. 02108 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](