Home Safety

UAB Police helping students find a location
Leaving for Break

  • Keep your heat at 65° F or above to prevent your pipes from freezing during cold months
  • Contact the post office to hold/forward your mail
  • Lock your doors and windows
  • Secure your valuables, including TVs
  • Unplug electrical extensions, including small kitchen appliances, like toasters
  • Wait until after you return from vacation to post photos to social media. You don’t want people to know your home is vacant
  • Ask a friend or neighbor to keep an eye on your home

Fire Safety

  • If fire breaks out, get out and stay out, call 911!
  • Maintain at least one smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector on each floor of your home. Test them once a month!
  • Always pre-plan at least 2 ways out of a room
  • Keep items at least three feet from heat sources
  • Don’t grill on a porch or within 20 feet of a building
  • Keep a working fire extinguisher near your kitchen and know how to use it