January 30, 2017

Door to Door Sales

• Customers of home security firm can file for cash back after probe …
  1.24.17 – Allentown Morning Call – Agents of Vivint Inc., also known as APX Alarm Security Solutions, misrepresented in door-to-door solicitations that they were affiliated with consumers’ existing .. More Info

Public Safety Updates

• IL: Signal Hill Fire Department to change dispatching providers
  1.27.17 – Belleville News-Democrat – Elliff said everyone in the district will be notified of the change, and that anyone with an alarm will have to tell their alarm companies they have a different … More Info
• LA: Bars to close doors at 3 am; more security measures in N.O.
  1.24.17 – 11alive.com – The NOPD will also unveil stronger enforcement of the City’s new false alarm penalty laws, which seeks to reduce unverified burglar alarms even further. More Info
• MA: There’s a Fine For Too Many False Alarms: Wayland Police
  1.24.17 – Patch.com – Wayland, MA – The Wayland chief is reminding residents and business owners that there’s a bylaw in place in town concerning false alarms, and it is a … More Info
• MD: FBI sees spike in bank robberies in Baltimore region
  1.23.17 – WBAL Baltimore – “The holdup alarm goes out, and we respond,” said Patrick Dugan, bank robbery coordinator for the Baltimore Division of the FBI. “Bank robberies have been a … More Info
• NY: City of Oneida removing discontinued, century old alarm system
  1.24.17 – Oneida Dispatch – City of Oneida removing discontinued, century old alarm system … removed some of the final vestiges of a century-old fire alarm system as Verizon prepares to … More Info

Industry News

• Google targets low-frequency alarm sounds to save imperiled kids …
  1.24.17 – SiliconBeat – Children and older people, it appears, are not well served by many of today’s fire, poison-gas and intrusion alarms. According to Google, research has shown … More Info
• ADT Agrees To End Alarm Hackability Suits With Settlement
  1.25.17 – Law360 – Law360, New York – ADT LLC has reached an undisclosed settlement with groups of device owners in five separate proposed … More Info
• ADT Employees Win Final OK Of $1M OT Settlement
  1.26.17 – Law360 – … 427 home alarm installers and home security company ADT LLC, resolving allegations that the employer failed to pay its nonexempt employees for overtime, … More Info
• Life Alert claims Bay Alarm Medical is unlawfully using mark
  1.27.17 – Northern California Record – The plaintiff holds Bay Alarm Medical LLC and Does 1-10 responsible because the defendants allegedly continued to use plaintiff’s mark for their business … More Info
• Video Doorbell Sales Forecast to Grow 28% Annually, IHS Markit Says
  1.27.17 – Security Sales & Integration – As the market continues its rapid ascension, partnering with video doorbell providers could prove lucrative for home alarm manufacturers and service providers, … More Info
• 10-digit dialing in Western Washington starts this summer
  1.27.17 – KING5.com – You’re advised to make sure safety and security equipment such as alarm systems and medical alert devices are updated to dial ten digits. Copyright 2016 KING. More Info
• Video: Monitoring system failed during deadly fire in Holyoke, Mass.
  1.24.17 – SIW – Alarm company notified apartment building’s emergency contact about the issue prior to the fire… More Info

State & National News

• SIA Applauds House Adoption & Senate Action on PASS Act (Video)
  1.28.17 – American Security Today – Product and installation standards ensure that fire alarm, carbon monoxide, intrusion detection and other sensors are constantly powered to detect and monitor. More Info
• How New Tech Knows if a Fingerprint is ‘Alive’
  1.17.17 – Seeker – New technology has extra keen sensors that can detect whether fingerprints and other biometric security data come from a living person or a spoof. More Info
• How Did the Once-Largest Bank Heist in Houston History Happen?
  1.24.17 – Houstonia Magazine – We have to assume executives purchased some type of elementary alarm system with the recovered proceeds. Filed under. Criminal Justice, Crime, Robbery, … More Info
• Look at your home the way a burglar does
  1.24.17 – North Coast Courier – Followed by the presence of outdoor beams which will be the next obstacle to beat. Beams on the outside of your building will be your first alarm of unwanted … More Info
• 7 Ways the Retail Market Is Changing
  1.23.17 – CI – Much like companies are rethinking their employees’ office spaces and creating opportunities for integrators, retailers are rethinking store spaces and leaning on technology. More Info
• Emotional ‘Brainprint’ May Work as a Password
  1.25.17 – SIA – One developer is looking into using a person’s mental state as an emotional fingerprint in possible versions of biometric security systems. More Info
• Philadelphia Bans Employers from Asking about Salary History
  1.25.17 – SIA – Philadelphia became the first city in the nation to bar employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary history, a move supporters say is a vital step toward closing the wage gap between men and women. More Info
• The Most 10 Infected U.S. Cities
  1.26.17 – SIA – Houston leads the nation in the number of computer and mobile devices infected with malware, or software that can damage or disable those devices. More Info
• Insurers Adopting Smart Home Policies
  1.26.17 – SIA -Two out of three homeowners insurance customers in the United States would be willing to change insurance companies to get policy discounts for using smart home devices. More Info
• Video Doorbell Sales Forecast to Grow 28% Annually, IHS Markit Says
  1.26.17 – SIW – Increasing use of video doorbells could result in wider acceptance and adoption of video verification in home security systems. More Info
• Digital technology expansion enhances public safety’s communication footprint
  1.27.17 – SIW – Agencies working towards service option that requires less manpower and more sophisticated artificial intelligence… More Info
• FCC Threatens to Invoke Mandatory Cybersecurity Testing
  1.26.17 – CEPro – FCC issues a white paper warning the commercial IoT industry that it had better address cybersecurity risks with testing, authentication safeguards and best practices or manufacturers will face extreme government interaction… and soon More Info

Business Tips

• 5 Simple Steps to Avoid Service Team Burnout
  1.25.17 – CEPro – Customer service teams interact with frustrated clients, at odd hours, during emotionally-charged moments. Here’s how to prevent burnout and keep your service team happy and productive. More Info
• Real words or buzzwords?
  1.24.17 – SIW – How real words become empty words and stifle technology progress. More Info

Fire News

• AB: Cooking safety tips
  1.28.17 – Drayton Valley Western Review – 20 from a residence. It was a false alarm due to cooking. There was another false alarm due to renovations on Jan. 20 at 2:28 p.m. … More Info
• FL: Man arrested for causing disturbance at Fort Myers hotel
  1.25.17 – NBC2 News – He then pulled the fire alarm, waking up the whole building. Lay told deputies he did it because he didn’t like the manager’s sexual orientation. More Info
• IL: Palatine woman accused of pulling fire alarm
  1.28.17 – Chicago Daily Herald – A Palatine woman was charged with felony disorderly conduct after she pulled her apartment building’s fire alarm when there was no fire just after 9 p.m. … More Info
• IL: Police 1-27-17
  1.28.17 – MyWebTimes.com – Ottawa firefighters were dispatched at 10:02 a.m. Thursday for a smoke alarm. They found a cook was using a stove, not knowing the … More Info
• IL: Smoke alarm alerts homeowner to fire early Thursday
  1.27.17 – Effingham Daily News – A smoke alarm early Thursday woke up a Jackson Township man who … The homeowner, who lives just north of Mason, reported that the alarm alerted him to … More Info
• KS: Faulty sensor sets off alarm
  1.27.17 – Pittsburg Morning Sun – Pittsburg – Students and faculty evacuated Pittsburg High School Thursday morning after an automatic fire alarm was triggered. The Pittsburg Fire … More Info
• MA: Fire damage averted in Norfolk home
  1.28.17 – The Sun Chronicle – Norfolk – An untended cooking pot could have caused serious damage to a home, but the house was saved by its fire alarm system, … More Info
• MD: Harford Deputy Rescues Woman from Burning Kitchen: Sheriff
  1-23-17 – Patch.com – Deputy First Class Van Helton was in Meadowood Thursday when he heard a fire alarm and drove around the community until he found a residence on … More Info
• MO: Fire breaks out at Giovanni’s On the Hill
  1.26.17 – KMOV.com – Fire crews were on the scene shortly after, and according to St. Louis Fire Department’s Twitter account, it was a first alarm fire. According to St. Louis Police …More Info
• MS: Burning beans leads to drug bust in Laurel
  1.28.17 – WDAM-TV – Laurel, MS -. A Laurel man has been arrested after the Laurel Fire Department received a call from an alarm about a possible fire. When fire fighters … More Info
• NC: Fire breaks out near heating unit at Huntersville hotel
  1.29.17 – WBTV – Firefighters were called to the Quality Inn in Huntersville after a fire alarm was triggered from inside a hotel room early Sunday morning. Crews reported seeing … More Info
• NJ: Hoboken school children evacuated after gas detected inside building
  1.28.17 – NJ.com – In addition to the odor of gas, the fire alarm was also triggered, Melli said. The police and fire departments responded to the scene, as well as PSE&G, which . More Info
• NY: Man dies in Utica fire
  1.28.17 – Rome Sentinel – Police Lt. Bryan Coromato said today that one male was found dead inside 171 Victoria Drive after the fire alarm was raised at 3:09 a.m. Fire crews were able to … More Info
• NY: Woman Credits Smoke Detector Given by Red Cross for Saving Her …
  1-23-17 – TWC News – She said the alarm woke her up and she was able to get out safely. A Red Cross spokesman said just a few weeks ago volunteers installed smoke detectors in … More Info
• OH: Residents displaced, pets lost in fire
  1.24.17 – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum – Angela Kelley was in the master bedroom of her mobile home when her fire alarm woke her up about 7 a.m Friday. More Info
• ON: Smoke sounds alarm for seniors
  1.28.17 – Sault Star – Residents of a downtown apartment building for seniors evacuated their units when fire alarms sounded Friday. Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services was called to … More Info
• ON: Smoke alarm alerts east-end homeowners to melting light fixture
  1.25.17 – SooToday.com – “This is an another case of a working smoke alarm making a difference”, stated Fire Prevention Officer Rocco Celetti. “ The outcome of this fire may have been … More Info
• ON: Vernon restaurant owners accused of arson
  1.27.17 – Globalnews.ca – It’s further alleged at about 3:00 a.m. on the day of the fire, the alarm system was opened and closed by the user name assigned to Jasbir Balwinder Jammu. More Info
• OR: New smoke detector saves occupants from fire
  1.25.17 – Mail Tribune – The residents were sleeping when a smoke alarm in the house went off, according to a Medford Fire-Rescue news release. They evacuated the building safely … More Info
• VA: ‘Suspicious materials’ force Crescent Halls residents out of homes
  1.27.17 – The Daily Progress – … just before 2 p.m., according to a statement from the city, while members of the police and fire departments searched for the cause of a smoke alarm activation. More Info
• VT: Fire erupts at Vermont paper mill while employees inside
  1.28.17 – WPTZ – The employees activated the alarm system manually. It took about five hours to fully contain the fire, which fire officials believe was caused by paper dust from … More Info
• WA: Family members identify toddler killed in Spokane Valley house fire
  1.24.17 – KREM.com – The smoke alarm went off and that is when Paradise tried to get Latoya from downstairs. The smoke was so thick that Paradise said she could not see her way … More Info

Crime News

• AR: 3 burglars damage filing cabinet, safe while inside Little Rock …
  1.28.17 – Arkansas Online – The Little Rock Police Department received a report from an alarm company shortly after 2:15 a.m. to Mid-South Distributing USA … More Info
• AR: Four Central Ark. Starbucks burglarized
  1.27.17 – THV11.com – The alarm didn’t go off as normal and surveillance cameras were disconnected. On the 21st, the Maumelle location reported similar findings. “They stole a safe … More Info
• CA: Arrest made in burglary at Ventura car dealership
  1.29.17 – Ventura County Star – At 3:38 a.m., police received a 911 call from the alarm company that services Paradise Chevrolet stating that security video surveillance … More Info
• CA: Burglars left a cellphone and one wore ankle monitoring bracelet at …
  1.29.17 – Los Angeles Times – They became known as the Rock Smash Crew for typically using stones to smash alarm systems, windows and sliding glass doors at 123 high-end Seattle-area … More Info
• CA: Deputies track burglars footprints in snow
  1.26.17 – KRCRTV.COM – According to the Sheriff’s Office, Sunday morning deputies responded to an alarm call. It was from there that deputies followed the … More Info
• CA: Dinuba jewelry store thief convicted after stealing more than $42000 …
  1.25.17 – Fresno Bee – Barba told the employees not to sound the store alarm and then smashed a glass jewelry case. He took off with $42,288 worth of gold bracelets, necklaces, … More Info
• CA: Man Who Allegedly Brought Child to Home Break-In Charged With …
  1.24.17 – Patch.com – The pair ran off after the homeowner’s alarm system triggered, he said. Police received a tip Thursday morning regarding Caldwell’s whereabouts, leading to his … More Info
• CA: Panty bandit’ is sentenced for breaking into adult and lingerie stores
  1.28.17 – The San Diego Union-Tribune – … an adult store. When the store’s burglary alarm went off, the sergeant found him outside the premises, police said. More Info
• CT: Darien police: Alarm scares off burglar
  1.24.17 – The Darien News – The man said he came to check on the house after receiving a call from ADT Security, saying the alarm in the house had been triggered. The man said it … More Info
• CT: Police: Burglary suspect left keys, cellphone at the scene
  1.24.17 – Boston Herald – The Connecticut Post reports that police responded to a burglar alarm at The Pet Hospital recently to find a rear window broken and blood on the … More Info
• CT: Police: Trio used stolen Red Cross van in Southington burglary
  1.28.17 – Meriden Record-Journal – About 7:30 a.m. on June 28, police responded to Cava Restaurant for a report of a burglary alarm. Officers determined entry into the restaurant … More Info
• FL: Burglary suspect sought by Port St. Lucie police
  1.28.17 – TCPalm – Sabol said police went to the home about 11:45 a.m. after an alarm call. Police searched for about two hours, using dogs and a St…. More Info
• FL: Police capture suspected serial business burglar, accomplice still at …
  1.27.17 – 7News – WSVN-TV – They came around, threw a rock into the window, and once my alarm went off, they reached in and grabbed my cash box and just took off from there.” Ross now … More Info
• FL: Police: Key West woman rips off Margaritaville for $5K
  1.28.17 – FlKeysNews.com – The security alarm had been deactivated and then reactivated during the off-hours several times, said Sewell, who discovered bank deposits were not being … More Info
• IN: Illinois man faces charges in Munster bank robbery
  1.28.17 – nwitimes.com – The teller told police she activated an alarm and told employees to call 911. She then observed Yeates leave the building and enter an older model dark Chevy … More Info
• IN: Indy man accused of two bank robberies in Lafayette
  1.27.17 – Journal and Courier – Each time, the robber warned the tellers not to press the silent alarm button. The break in both cases came Dec. 26, when someone recognized Hitchings and … More Info
• IN: Police: Frustrated burglar steals ice in January
  1.27.17 – nwitimes.com – Police responded to an alarm at the store at 5:22 a.m. and found half a cinder block a couple feet away from the main door. The glass door had a large scratch … More Info
• KY: Church break-in false alarm
  1.29.17 – Paducah Sun – Paducah Police and the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department investigated a possible break-in at Gospel Lighthouse Church on Saturday afternoon. More Info
• MA: Police: Man broke into The Grill
  1.28.17 – Wicked Local Waltham – The alarm in the restaurant went off, alerting police. Later, officers received a call that someone was smashing a cash register on the street. When officers found … More Info
• MA: Weymouth Police Log: Disorderly Conduct, Drug Possession, and …
  1.29.17 – Patch.com – 2:25 p.m. – While responding to an alarm, Ryan Bradford, 25, of Weymouth, was arrested and charged with possession of a Class A drug. More Info
• MI: Grand Rapids man jailed for arson, fire truck ramming
  1.27.17 – WZZM13.com – When the alarm sounded the man left the store and went to the nearby Meijer gas station and inside the bathroom set fire to a toilet paper dispenser and tampon … More Info
• MN: Austin Police Investigating Early Morning Tobacco Shop Burglary
  1.28.17 – KAALtv.com – Police say Friday around 3:30 a.m. they received reports of an alarm going off at a store. Advertisement. When officers arrived … More Info
• MT: Helena man accused in burglaries of eight local businesses
  1.28.17 – Helena Independent Record – 3, officers responded to a burglary alarm at Geneva Woods Pharmacy. The culprit had broken a window and opened the cash register, … More Info
• NC: 2 women arrested in Moore County burglary
  1.24.17 – WNCN – Deputies responded to a residence after its alarm sounded. Upon arrival, the deputies learned the home had been entered by … More Info
• NC: Asheboro: Thieves Steal Donations From Local Business
  1.26.17 – WFMYNews2.com – There was an Asheboro police officer just around the corner at the time of the alarm, but the suspects had already left before the officer arrived. “I thought it was a … More Info
• NC: Caught on camera: Burglars ransack downtown Greenville iStore
  1.28.17 – WYFF Greenville – Public information officer Johnathan Bragg said an alarm to the business went off at 1:40 a.m. Friday. Responding officers said the front door … More Info
• NC: Man reports assault, mugging in Statesville
  1.28.17 – Statesville Record & Landmark – Sometime from Monday to Wednesday, someone entered a vacant home and damaged the alarm panel. Two male juveniles were seen taking a “For sale” sign … More Info
• NC: Police: Burglars ransack Greenville’s iStore, get away with nearly …
  1.28.17 – WFXG.com – Police said they were dispatched to the store around 1:40 a.m. after an alarm was set off. Officers on scene said when they arrived shortly … More Info
• NC: Same man now sought in two heists
  1.28.17 – Rocky Mount Telegram – Greenville police responded to a burglary alarm call at 11:15 a.m. Jan. 9 at the State Employees Credit Union. The suspect … More Info
• NH: Suspect nabbed in burglary, robbery
  1-23-17 – Nashua Telegraph – The alarm was activated at the Kinsley Street Market, according to police. They said officers found evidence of forced entry and determined … More Info
• NJ: Trenton man charged with New Year’s Day shooting
  1.27.17 – NJ.com – When the resident went downstairs to check the alarm, he found a man who appeared to be sleeping on his front porch but who had actually been shot, police … More Info
• NY: Burglar Drives Van Through Howard Beach Business
  1.26.17 – Queens Tribune – Patel said when the van broke the glass at the front of his store, it set off an alarm. His alarm company called him and the police. He said, “At first I thought it was … More Info
• NY: Clarence burglar cuts hole in wall of business
  1.28.17 – WKBW-TV – Days later, deputies responded to the same location for a second alarm. They discovered a suspect had forced his way into the pharmacy through a door and … More Info
• NY: This police takedown was straight out of Hollywood
  1.29.17 – New York Post – But one of the employees still managed to trigger an alarm. Less than a minute later, two officers who were patrolling nearby stormed into the bank, even as the … More Info
• OH: Man drives drunk despite officer’s warning: Mayfield Village Police …
  1.26.17 – cleveland.com – Officers responded to an alarm at a business around 3 a.m. Jan. 21 and learned two employees of a cleaning crew had accidentally caused it. They noticed an … More Info
• OH: Police make arrest in Shell station robbery; cash and phones stolen …
  1.28.17 – cleveland.com – The store alarm sounded and police were notified…. More Info
• OH: Thief steals car left running: Lakewood police blotter
  1.29.17 – cleveland.com – Breaking and entering, Detroit Avenue: An alarm monitoring company called police at 11:52 p.m. Jan. 25 to report a man had broken into H&S Discount and … More Info
• OK: Disney man chief suspect in Sapulpa double homicide
  1.24.17 – Grandlakenews – “Delaware county received a burglary alarm call from a homeowner who was out of town,” Haefner said. “The alarm system had video access. [The homeowner] … More Info
• OR: Businesses burglarized, windows and doors smashed on SE …
  1.28.17 – KPTV.com – Police responding to a burglary alarm at a southeast Portland bar found smashed doors and windows at multiple businesses. More Info
• PA: 2 pleaded guilty to separate Lebanon County robberies
  1.25.17 – Lebanon Daily News – A panic alarm was sounded, but the robbers fled before police arrived. The manager opened the safe and the men took $1,500. The also took $300 from a cash … More Info
• PA: Armed Robber Attacks Chester County Worker Opening Pharmacy
  1.28.17 – NBC 10 Philadelphia – The morning attack happened just after the gate was raised and alarm was disarmed. NBC10’s Deanna Durante spoke with the victim’s family. … More Info
• PA: Burglar Hits Indian Creek Road Home: Lower Merion Police
  1.24.17 – Patch.com – According to police, officers responded to a residential burglar alarm at about 5:40 p.m. on Jan. 21. More Info
• PA: Burglars break into jewelry store through back wall, make clean …
  1-23-17 – FOX 29 News Philadelphia – Investigators say the burglar alarm went off just before 2am Sunday at Kim Thanh Jewelry Store. The thieves broke in … More Info
• PA: Coatesville police officers assaulted during domestic disturbance
  1.25.17 – Daily Local News – 6 for an activated alarm at 7:18 p.m. Upon arrival, police found a broken window in the residence. Police entered the home and said they found Samuel Twyman … More Info
• PA: Lower Merion police: Pair charged with theft after failed bus getaway …
  1.26.17 – Main Line – Burglary>> On Saturday, January 21, at approximately 5:40 p.m. officers responded to a residential burglar alarm  … More Info
• PA: Man waives hearing in Erie restaurant burglary
  1.26.17 – GoErie.com – Officers who went to the business when the alarm sounded found Lewis going through the restaurant’s food inventory before he left through a back door. More Info
• PA: Philadelphia man gets 5-10 years for latest in lifetime of burglary …
  1.25.17 – Bucks County Courier Times – According to Bensalem police, Palmer at about 8:30 p.m. June 11, 2015, cut phone and alarm systems when he broke into Auto Matters. More Info
• PA: Police investigate drugs found inside Erie home
  1.26.17 – YourErie – Erie police were called to a home around 5 a.m. after being sent to the home by an alarm company. When they arrived, police … More Info
• PA: Police Responding to Burglary Kill Homeowner, Not Intruder
  1-23-17 – ABC News – Police say two officers who responded to a security alarm thought the shots were fired at them. They returned fire and killed Thompkins. The officers are on … More Info
• PA: Police: Man upset with boss burglarizes business
  1.27.17 – WFMZ Allentown – Allentown police responded to the Union Boulevard All American Car Wash about 8:45 p.m. for a burglar alarm. An officer found a door ajar with four $1 bills on … More Info
• RI: Smart phones stolen from Providence store
  1.24.17 – The Providence Journal – Officers, who were summoned by an alarm at the business, found the glass window in the store’s front door smashed. The alarm company contacted the store’s … More Info
• SC: Police seek daytime burglar
  1.28.17 – Journalscene.com – Earlier in the day, three officers had responded to the home for an alarm activation and had found an unsecured door. The officers had cleared the home and … More Info
• SC: Update: Police search for TD Bank robbery suspect; possible …
  1.29.17 – Myrtle Beach Sun News – Officers responded to a hold-up alarm about 12:30 p.m. at TD Bank at Business after Humphreys allegedly handed the teller a note stating that a … More Info
• TN: 37 years for man in Humboldt shooting, robbery attempt
  1.26.17 – Jackson Sun – Once there, Williams forced Frisbee to open the doors, disable the bank alarm, and demanded money from the tellers’ drawers, the release says. Frisbee told … More Info
• TX: North Amarillo burglary nets 4 arrests
  1.27.17 – Amarillo.com – Amarillo Police Department officers were sent to a home on a burglary alarm, and when they arrived they saw two … More Info
• UT: Roy Police investigating robberies at two businesses, suspects …
  1.25.17 – fox13now.com – If it weren’t for the alarm that went off 11 minutes later, Arthur said, the suspect could have taken off with their money. “There were bolt cutters next to the safe, … More Info
• WA: Cops: Burglary ring targeted Felix Hernandez, Seattleites, Eastsiders
  1.26.17 – seattlepi.com – The intruder appeared to have tampered with the home’s security alarm and thrown a rock through the rear sliding glass door, according to Bellevue police … More Info
• WA: Group of teens caught on camera in attempted pot shop break-in
  1.24.17 – KIRO Seattle – One of them throws a brick through a window right before they scatter at the sound of the alarm. Detectives are using the surveillance video to try to identify the … More Info
• WA: Police are looking for suspect in Sally Beauty Supply burglary
  1.25.17 – KEPR 19 – Kennewick police responded to a business alarm at Sally Beauty Supply, following a burglary Monday night. Police said they found the front door … More Info
• WI: Smoke alarm warns occupant of early-morning home fire in La Crosse
  1.24.17 – WEAU – Working smoke alarms are being credited to alerting someone of a fire early Tuesday morning in La Crosse. The fire broke out … More Info

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NESA is a federation of state associations established to serve and promote the electronic systems industry at the direction of, and through its affiliated state associations. Five state associations are part of NESA – Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA), Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (MDBFAA), Kansas Electronic Security Association (KESA), Arkansas Security Alarm Association (ASAA) and Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OKBFAA). For more info visit www.nesaus.org.

NESA Board of Directors

• President – Chris Russell
• Vice President & – Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director- Craig Bober
• Secretary- Kathleen Schraufnagel
• Treasurer and Arkansas Security Alarm Assn. Director – Rick Howell
• Past President – Jordon Brown
• Kansas Electronic Security Alliance Director – Vacant
• Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director- Steven Brekel
• Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Kelly Ryan
• Associate Director- Brian Villari
• Executive Director- Brad Shipp
• Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate- Brian Shrake
• Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate- Danna Fowble
• Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate- Rex Adams