This past Friday, I was home alone with my daughter. My husband was gone for the night and would be back Saturday. Well at 3:30am my house alarm makes an abnormal sound. I enter my code and it stops but the sound is still on the other side of the house so I enter the code over there too. The keypad shows the fire light and service light on. I thought "It's a malfunction" and I get ready to go back to sleep. Then...suddenly my house alarm is activated again without me doing anything! Okay- so would you be scared? Because I was!
I called 911 and I stayed on the phone with the operator until the police arrived. The operator notified the fire department too since the fire indicator light was on even though my "service" light was on too. I was okay with this since I was scared. Thank goodness my daughter was next to me in bed. It was good to know she was safe.
The policeman arrived and checked the house. He was really nice and I felt safer. The firemen arrived but they did not come in since they found out that the "service" light was on and it was an alarm issue.
I called the alarm company that night too. Needlesstosay, this entire experience was overwhelming and I didn't fall asleep until 6:00am. My daughter was fine with the experience and had no idea what was going on except that the policeman came to our house to make sure everyone was okay and safe....and then she went back to sleep!
She had no idea how worried I was because I played the "calm Mommy role" which can be challenging to do in a situation like this. I am glad it's in the past and I hope I never have to experience this again!
I am so thankful for all the people out there that watch over us and risk their lives for us everyday. God Bless them for their passion and willingness to help all of us.
This moment was a great reminder...
Dr. Nina
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