Home Safety
Protect Your Family & Home
Proactive home safety for LA & Orange County homes — gas leak response, CO awareness, earthquake shutoff valves, wildfire-smoke air quality, leak protection, and the honest maintenance guidance that keeps small problems from becoming disasters.
Smell gas? CO alarm sounding? Leave the house first.
Get everyone to fresh air, then call 911 — and for a gas odor, SoCalGas's 24-hour emergency line — from outside. Call Power Pro after you're safe: (833) 212-2124 . For the first-minutes playbook, see Emergency Help: What To Do First .
What To Do If You Smell Gas in Your Home
Smell rotten eggs? Get everyone out first. Don't flip switches, unplug anything, or start a car in an attached garage. From outside, call SoCalGas's 24-hour line (1-800-427-2200) or 911. Repairs begin only after the utility makes it safe.
Read the guideCO & Smoke Detectors: The Only Warning You Get
Carbon monoxide is invisible, odorless, and produced by gas appliances like furnaces and water heaters. A working, in-date CO alarm is your only warning, and California requires them in homes with gas appliances, fireplaces, or attached garages.
Read the guideEarthquake Prep: Gas Shutoff Valves & Water Heater Strapping
A seismic gas shutoff valve closes your gas line automatically in strong shaking, and California law requires water heaters to be braced, anchored, or strapped. Together they help prevent the gas-fed fires and toppled tanks that follow quakes.
Read the guideWildfire Smoke: Keeping the Air Inside Actually Clean
During wildfire smoke, stay indoors with windows shut. Indoor air stays cleaner only if your home and HVAC keep smoke out — and the fixes are ordinary HVAC work: snug high-MERV filtration, sealed ducts, and the right fan settings.
Read the guideWhole-Home Leak Protection: Shut the Leak Off Before It Shuts You Down
Water damage and freezing are the second-most-common cause of homeowners insurance losses. A whole-home leak protection system watches flow on your main line and closes the valve automatically when it detects a leak — even one hidden under a slab.
Read the guideSlab Leak Warning Signs Every SoCal Homeowner Should Know
A slab leak is a pressurized water line failing under your concrete foundation. Watch for a water meter moving with fixtures off, an unexplained bill increase, running-water sounds, or a warm patch of floor. Caught early, it's a targeted repair.
Read the guideThe T&P Valve: Your Water Heater's Most Important Part
Every tank water heater has a temperature and pressure (T&P) relief valve that opens automatically if tank temperature or pressure runs too high. It must be present, working, and never capped — it's the tank's emergency safety relief.
Read the guideCracked Heat Exchangers: The Furnace Problem That Matters Most
The heat exchanger is the sealed metal wall between your furnace's combustion gases and the air you breathe. If it cracks, carbon monoxide and combustion byproducts can enter your home's air supply — which is why annual furnace inspections matter.
Read the guideWhy Gas Work Is Never a DIY Job
Gas work is never DIY. Leaks are invisible, bad combustion makes odorless carbon monoxide, and accumulated gas can ignite from a spark — so California requires licensed contractors and permits for gas piping work.
Read the guideHow Power Pro Protects Your Home
Most home safety work never shows up in a photo: the permit pulled, the gas pressure test witnessed, the clean combustion reading, the T&P valve tested. Here's how Power Pro does that work — and what to demand from anyone.
Read the guideAlready in the emergency?
These guides are for before. If something is happening right now — gas smell, burst pipe, sewage backup, CO alarm — the emergency page covers the first minutes, step by step.
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