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Page 30 2021 Fall Home Improvement LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Sept. 23, 2021 If an intrusion happens, whether you are home or away, an audible alarm sounds, the system sends notice to your phone, and your base station contacts your alarm company by Wi-Fi or by cellular signal. Even if your power is cut, your alarm system continues operating on battery power. Receiving an alert, your alarm company calls the police who are dispatched promptly (usually there is a monthly charge for this service.) And, if you spring for the optional video cameras from the alarm company, the police will receive video proof of the intrusion from special cameras placed at your entrances. You can also add smoke or carbon dioxide detectors that can send notification both to your phone and to the alarm company, who will contact the fire department. Leak detection sensors can also be added so that if your sump pump has failed or a pipe has broken you know before you have a major flood. The closest layer of protection if an intruder has entered your home would be indoor video cameras. These inexpensive cameras alert you by cell phone if they detect movement in your home and show you video. Many of these inexpensive indoor cameras are able to differentiate between animals and people. Video cameras have night vision that can detect movement within 30 feet. Most indoor cameras need a power source. The next two layers provide information prior to any intrusion. Outdoor motion triggered cameras can let you know if it is an animal or a person, the location of activity, and lets you get a look from your various camera angles. Outdoor cameras run on batteries or solar power, have night vision, and communicate wirelessly. CONTINUED u