As the food cooked, Mike went into another room to relax and fell sound asleep. A fire broke out, activating the heat sensor of his home security monitoring system in his kitchen. Before a smoke alarm went off, the heat sensor immediately sent a signal to an ADT Customer Monitoring Center. Within seconds the local fire department was notified.
Fire is one of the greatest threats to your family and home, and can wipe out everything in just minutes.
As the firefighters sped to the house, an ADT associate called Mr. Edwards' wife at work. She said that her husband was indeed home, but that the door was likely dead bolted.
Firefighters did indeed have to break down the door,and paramedics found Mr. Edwards lying near the door, overcome by the thick smoke.
They dragged his lifeless body from the burning house and promptly tried to revive him. After twice shocking him with electric paddles, they still could not detect any signs of life. Finally, after a third try, they were able to bring him back to life.
Weeks later Mr. Edwards stood in his charred home with his ADT salesperson, thinking about the ADT security monitoring system that had only been installed four months earlier. He thanked the representative stating, "If it weren't for you insisting that I needed fire protection that went beyond the battery-type smoke detectors, I'd be dead right now. I'll never again be without an ADT system in my home."
Ron's truck is usually is parked in front of the house, but was absent this week. As a stay-at-home wife, Esther spends most of her time caring for their 5-month old son Robert. One night while Ron was out of town, some local robbers attempted to break in the house.
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"I first heard the sound of glass crashing, and almost instantly afterwards, I heard the ADT siren go off. It was terrifying! I listened downstairs and could make out the muffled talk of the robbers as they started to flee the scene."
Within moments the police arrived and surveyed the scene. On the floor of their living room were a crowbar and a 9mm pistol. The police were able to run a gun check on the pistol and track down the robber. It turned out to be one of Ron's disgruntled employees who he had fired a month earlier.
Now, imagine if ADT wasn't installed in the house. The whole encounter could have turned violent and even deadly. "When I saw the pistol, the officer confirmed my suspicions that the break-in was with hostile intentions in mind."
When her husband Ron came home that day and heard the story, he broke down in tears. You see, it was Esther who had pushed Ron to install ADT just a few months prior. "I realized that I could have lost everything that I love, if it wasn't for ADT's Home Security System. Thank you ADT for keeping my family and home safe!"
Following a rapid notification of the appropriate medical service, a swing shift team member continued following ATD standard operating procedures and phoned the Brown's residence. An understandably distraught Mrs. Brown answered the phone, and was anxiously wondering when medical assistance would arrive.
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The ADT security monitoring associate first attempted to calm Mrs. Brown, assuring her that an ambulance was en route to their residence.
The associate then went on to ask a variety of questions that allowed ADT to provide an in-depth update, and disclose pertinent information regarding Mr. Brown's medical history, to paramedics upon their arrival.
As a result of thorough probing, the associate was able to notify the medical response team of Mr. Brown's respiratory condition at the time and alert them that the 76-year-old patient had experienced prior bouts with kidney disease and strokes.
"Back East in Tennessee, nobody really had a security system for their home; most folks were downright honest people."
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One day, after watching the local news, Bob got a gut feeling to get a Home Security System. He called his local installer and Bob scheduled an installation date.
The very next day, Bob got a call from ADT's monitoring center. "They told me that a burglary was in process and that a police car was just dispatched."
"When I arrived home, the Police were escorting one of my neighbors out with handcuffs. I couldn't believe it! I just got ADT the day before. I guess I was a target for some time and the burglar just missed his window of opportunity when I got my ADT system."
Bob Wheatgrass now swears by ADT. "I'm sold on it for life. All it takes is that one time that somebody decides to break in to pay itself off in spades. I'm just glad my family is safe and I can move on and live my life comfortably."
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"I realized that I could have lost everything that I love, if it wasn't for ADT's Home Security System."
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