# Safety tips
Going Out of Town For a Few Days This Summer? Don't Forget This Free Community Service Offered To Aliso Viejo Residents
As most school sessions have ended, families across the nation prepare for various thrilling summer excursions, getaways, and vacations. Though many are aware of the risks associated with leaving their home unattended for several days, endless stories of burglaries indicate many still fail to implement simple safeguards when leaving a house unattended. Maintaining safety within a community requires adopting a proactive mindset and heightening awareness of surroundings. Further, according to The City of Aliso Viejo (AV) Police Services, "community involvement is one of the most effective ways to prevent burglaries and other crimes in Aliso Viejo." [i]
33 tips to stay safe and warm as Colorado's temperatures plummet
The low temperature in Denver Wednesday evening will drop to about -4, with wind chill values dipping as low as -12.(Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) (DENVER, Colo.) Awinter storm that dumped snow now brings sub-zero temperatures to the Denver metro and counties across Colorado.
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Space heater safety tips
“…space heaters were most often responsible for the home heating equipment fires, accounting for more than two in five fires, as wellas the vast majority of the deaths and injuries in home fires caused by heating equipment.”— a 2021 report by theNational Fire Protection Association.