Door to Door Sales
- Elderly Oklahoman agrees to second contract for service she already …
10.30.18 – kfor.com – Midwest City, Okla. – 81 year-old Shera was home alone the other day when a couple of door-to-door salesmen from alarm company Alliance Security landed …
Public Safety Updates
- NC: False Alarm Fines to Begin Nov. 1 in Greenville, NC
10.30.18 – Security Sales & Integration – 1, alarmed locations will be allotted two alarms per alarm permit year without charge, the Greenville News reports. Failure to pay a false alarm fee within 30 days … - NE: Fireworks, false alarms targeted by county ordinances
10.30.18 – Omaha World Herald – The second would impose financial penalties on persons or businesses whose alarm systems send more than five false alarms to the sheriff’s office during the … - OH: Smart home security systems credited for helping decrease in false …
11.1.18 – MyDaytonDailyNews – Tougher rules and stiffer penalties have been partly credited with helping with a dramatic decrease in false burglar alarms in the Dayton area, which according …
Industry News
- ASAP-to-PSAP Now In 13 States and Surging
11.2.18 – Security Sales & Integration – What happens when you replace 100-year-old technology with modern technology? In the case of Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), you get improved … - Alarm.com Video Analytics Service Integrates With Existing Cameras
10.30.18 – Security Sales & Integration – Alarm.com Video Analytics Service Integrates With Existing Cameras … One indication of this development arrives in the form of Alarm.com’s new video analytics … - Resideo now a standalone company
10.29.18 – SIW – With spin-off from Honeywell now complete, company launches on NYSE as REZI and will ring opening bell on 10/30 - NPD Group: ‘Historic Period of Growth’ for Smart Home Coming
10.29.18 – CEPro – NPD researcher tells HTSA that smart home will grow by 20% each of the next 3 years led by premium smart home products and services. Google, Amazon partnerships vital. - How Does Honeywell’s Resideo Stock Compare to Alarm.com …
10.30.18 – Security Sales & Integration – Alarm.com (ALRM) and Control4 (CTRL) used to be the only pure-play, pro-centric security and home automation companies on the U.S. stock market. - Kiddie Combination CO/Smoke Alarm Recalled
10.31.18 – WENY-TV – BATH, N.Y. – The Consumer Protection and Safety Commission has recalled the Kidde combination CO/smoke alarm (Model Number KN-COSM-IB) … - How SIAC Fights to Defend the Alarm Industry From Unfair Fines
11.1.18 – Security Sales & Integration – You need to only look to the state of Georgia to see a picture of the current regulatory environment for the alarm industry, which includes some … - NOON NOTEBOOK: Security screens can help keep your home safe
11.2.18 – Tucson News Now – A: Alarm systems are useful, but only alert home owners to intruders after they’ve entered their home. Security camera systems are the same, and while they can … - Home-Technology Industry Braces for Tariff War: Are You Prepared?
11.2.18 – CEPro – CEDIA, CTA, smart-home dealers and manufacturers share fears and strategies for impending tariff wars: on raising prices, absorbing costs, and communicating with clients while avoiding political arguments. - Smart Home Products: Impact on the Home Security Industry
11.1.18 – SSI – Understanding smart home product purchase patterns can help security dealers incorporate additional products and services, increasing revenue opportunities.
State & National News
- Tourist sues Graceland hotel for $75K, claims fire alarm caused …
10.29.18 – New York Post – Gauch then phoned the front desk but claimed the hotel merely told him the alarmwas false, leaving him and his daughter to wait a half-hour for the noise to stop .. - How Security System Defects Led to a $3M Jewelry Heist
10.29.18 – Security Sales & Integration – It consisted of alarm contacts on all perimeter doors, interior motion detectors, panic buttons, safe protection and two forms of communication channels to the … - Fall detection on Apple Watch works in real life after a man collapses …
10.29.18 – Phone Arena – If the Apple Watch detects a fall, it will “tap” the person wearing the timepiece, sound an alarm, and give the user several options to choose from, including … - They massage horses, don’t they?
10.29.18 – Stateline – It took six years, but Nebraska horse massagers don’t need to be licensed anymore. NCSL’s Albert Downs quoted. NCSL’s Occupational Licensing Project. - Net neutrality on pause in Calfornia as states fight FCC in court
10.29.18 – San Francisco Chronicle – California agreed Friday not to enforce its new net neutrality rules — the toughest state-level internet protections in the nation — while court deliberations continue over the federal government’s underlying rollback of net neutrality. LegisBrief: The debate over net neutrality. - U.S. economy added 250,000 jobs in October, jobless rate holds at 3.7 percent
11.2.18 – Washington Post – The government’s latest labor market snapshot is the last before the midterm elections, showing a stronger rebound than analysts widely expected. - In less than 10 years, U.S. will have 17 ‘superaged’ states
11.1.18 – Route Fifty – Federal, state and local government officials haven’t been talking much during the midterm election cycle talk about the fiscal stresses governments face from aging populations, but it will be difficult not to discuss it more in the coming years.
Business Tips
- How to Efficiently Secure Houses of Worship
11.6.18 – SSI – Houses of worship may seem like sanctuaries from common security threats and so security providers must address potential objections unique to the market. - How Security System Defects Led to a $3M Jewelry Heist
10.29.18 – SSI – A forensic expert examines the $3 million burglary of a jewelry store, caused by egregious conduct and violations of industry standards by both the alarm contractor and central station. - What Business Failures Can Teach Your CE Company
10.30.18 – CEPro – Pete Baker suggests reflecting on successes as often as failures, and always ‘preparing for the storm’ before it happens.
Fire & EMS News
- FL: Woman kicked out of nightclub for fighting, pulling fire alarm, police said
10.29.18 – The Independent Florida Alligator – Police said a woman ended her night at the club by pulling a fire alarm and throwing punches. But Jaquandra Meona Rowe, 24, of Gainesville, said she pulled … - HI: Smoke alarm alerts family to a fire at an Ewa Beach townhouse; 1 …
11.3.18 – Hawaii News Now- Kalani Balino says he was sleeping on the top floor of the townhouse when he heard the fire alarm go off. He says he didn’t smell any smoke at first. - IL: Carbon Monoxide Alarm And An Angel Save Palos Hills Family
10.29.18 – Patch.com – So she began googling what the beeps meant on her cheap $10 CO alarm. Although carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless, when people say they “smell … - KY: History center evacuated for fire alarm
11.1.18 – State-Journal.com – Employees and visitors to the Kentucky History Center stand out in a steady rain Thursday morning after the building was evacuated due to a fire alarm. - KY: Police and fire reports for Oct. 30, 2018
10.30.18 – Winchester Sun – At 11:17 a.m. Friday, firefighters responded to an alarm sounding at the Clark County Detention Center. It was a false alarm. — At 8:26 p.m. Saturday, firefighters … - MA: A Very Busy Halloween for Wareham Firefighters
11.2.18 – Cape Cod Today – While we were already out of town, a fire alarm activation came in on Marion Road and using the remainder of our call department at Station-1, we were able to … - ME: House of Pizza will return
11.1.18 – Boothbay Register- Fire Chief Nick Upham said that crews from Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and Southport responded to a sprinkler alarm set off by the fire which the chief … - MN: Victoria man charged after allegedly stabbing father, setting home on fire
11.2.18 – SW News Media – As he was being taken to custody, the deputies heard a fire alarm, and the suspect allegedly said he had started a fire. The Victoria Fire Department responded … - TX: Former MCC student accused of pulling fire alarm in burglary attempt
10.31.18 – Waco Tribune-Herald – A 39-year-old woman was arrested late Tuesday morning, accused of pulling a fire alarm in an attempt to burglarize McLennan Community College’s Northwood … - WI: Alarm malfunction, no fire found in Stoughton
11.2.18 – WMTV – When crews arrived, they discovered it was a malfunctioning fire alarm that was … have left the scene except one emergency vehicle, who is fixing the alarm. - WI: Lightning strike scorches phone system at condominiums on …
11.1.18 – Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3 – Madison, Wis. – A lightning strike at a condominium activated fire alarms, shut down elevators and caused the smell of burning wiring in a condominium …
Crime News
- AL: Stolen cellular devices reveal suspects’ GPS location, Decatur police say
11.1.18 – The Decatur Daily – Morgan County 911 received an alarm call early Tuesday morning at Metro PCS., and an officer discovered forced entry into the … - CO: Bizarre break-in at Colorado fire station, bird decapitated
11.2.18 – KKTV 11 News – When they returned, the firefighters found an alarm going off, the doors open and the lights on and a fire hose spewing large amounts of water inside the 13,000 … - CT: Worker Who Accidentally Set off Burglar Alarm Charged on …
11.3.18 – Greenwich Free Press – Greenwich Police responded to a residential burglary alarm in … made contact with workers who had accidentally set off the burglar alarm. - GA: String of break-ins puts neighbors on edge; thieves steal $4K worth of …
10.31.18 – WSB Atlanta – A few minutes later, Kumar’s security alarm sounds, and that’s when Kumar believes that same man broke in through a door in the back of the house. “They took … - ID: Kuna Crime Blotter
10.31.18 – Idaho Press-Tribune – In 5:49 a.m.: A commercial building burglary alarm was sounded … - LA: Alexandria pawn shop loses roof in storm
11.2.18 – KALB News – Alexandria, La. – South Circle Jewelry and Loan Owner George Lyles told us around 12:30 p.m. he got an alarm activation call from his shop that … - LA: Man pleads guilty in attempted bank robbery, says he owed money to …
10.31.18 – NOLA.com – The teller did not comply with Collier’s demand for money and instead triggered the bank’s alarm, court records state. Collier then left the bank, followed by the … - MI: Detroit man charged with stabbing Lansing resident 26 times set to …
11.2.18 – Lansing State Journal – Police responded to a report of a home burglary alarm going off just before 7 a.m…. - NC: Kannapolis brothers charged with stealing beer, wine from church
10.29.18 – Salisbury Post – A Rowan County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a burglary alarm just after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday after the alarm indicated there was motion in a hallway. - NJ: Concentrated marijuana wax seized in Mount Olive arrests
11.2.18 – New Jersey Hills – Mount Olive TWP. – A concentrated form of marijuana was seized in two separate incidents, after police responded to a residential burglar alarm and after … - PA: Cigarettes stolen in east Erie store burglary
11.2.18 – GoErie.com – Millcreek police were called to Erie Gold Exchange on an alarm at about 2:45 a.m. Thursday and found that the glass was smashed out of the external and … - PA: Man caught on video walking into home while mother puts child to bed
11.4.18 – WPXI Pittsburgh – Meanwhile, the Rice family is now being extra cautious at home. “It’s scary,” Rice said. “My husband and I are going to have to set the alarm every time I’m home … - TN: Burglar alarm foils attempt to steal idol at temple in TN
11.4.18 – Business Standard – An attempt by a two member-gang to steal a precious emerald idol of Lord Nataraja at a temple in the district Sunday was foiled when the alarm went off, police … - VA: Southern Shores Jersey Mike’s break-in suspect arrested
11.2.18 – WAVY-TV – Police were dispatched to the area after a security alarm in the business was set off. After they arrived, they observed the front door had been smashed in.
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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
