HOME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
Practical safety starts with knowing what to notice.
In areas prone to fire, storms, earthquakes or other emergencies, knowing what to look for, who to contact and where to begin can make preparedness feel possible.
A PRACTICAL STARTING POINT
Look. Test. Record. Fix or refer.
Guided by professional experience.
Neighborly’s safety work is led by Timothy Chisholm, a U.S. Air Force veteran and fire and life safety professional with approximately 20 years of experience.
Neighborly’s safety resources turn essential prevention and preparedness steps into clear, easy to read and easy to print tools. Start with alarms, fire extinguishers and basic room maintenance, then use the personal checklist for a whole home review and escape planning.
Neighborhood Captains receive a separate gathering resource during onboarding. Captains share printed or emailed copies for neighbors to use privately; they do not enter or inspect another person’s home.
Neighborly’s Community Safety team can answer general questions and, when a concern is outside our role, help direct Captains to an appropriate qualified professional or local resource.
These resources support education and conversation. They do not replace a code inspection, licensed professional, manufacturer instructions, local requirements or emergency services.
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
Check placement, condition, testing and replacement dates.
Fire extinguishers
Know where they belong, what to inspect and when to leave instead.
Whole home awareness
Notice common kitchen, electrical, heating, fall, poison and outdoor hazards.
Escape planning
Identify exits, an outdoor meeting place and the people who may need help.
FOR APPROVED NEIGHBORHOOD CAPTAINS
Share the checklist at a community gathering.
The Home Safety Check and Connect Kit is included privately in the Neighborhood Captain onboarding materials. Captains introduce the resource at a gathering, offer printed copies or email the PDF, and invite neighbors to complete the household checklist on their own.
Captains can collect general questions for a later gathering, with support from the Community Safety team. They do not enter homes, inspect or test equipment, perform repairs or certify safety conditions.
FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCE
Fire Safety Basic Maintenance Guide
A focused six page guide for alarms, fire extinguishers and a manageable maintenance routine for the kitchen, living room and bedroom. Download the PDF immediately and print or save it for personal use.
Download the free PDFPERSONAL USE RESOURCE
Neighborly Home Safety Checklist
The updated 13-page household edition provides a complete whole home review, alarm and extinguisher checks, an expanded escape plan, a master checklist, maintenance records, emergency and utility contacts, welfare-check guidance and vacation-home planning. It is for personal household use and does not include the Captain gathering activity.
Your suggested donation helps Neighborly create and maintain practical safety education. This self guided resource is a starting point and does not replace a professional home inspection.
Delivery: After completing the suggested donation, Neighborly will email the PDF download to the address used at checkout. The checklist is not posted as a public download. If you need help with delivery, email [email protected].
Donate $7 and downloadSafety note: Leave and call 911 for an active emergency. Neighborly materials provide general education only and are not a code inspection, professional certification or substitute for advice from local authorities and qualified professionals.