LA: Village of Maurice to decide on false fire alarm ordinance
7.24.18 – KLFY – Maurice Fire Chief Matthew Trahan says, “If I’m not mistaken in the year of 2017, there were close to 600 false alarms. This is a very high cost to operations as …
Where is video monitoring now?
7.25.18 – Security Systems News – To date, most of it has been video verification associated with either intrusion alarms and guard tours.” NMC recently merged with other monitoring companies …
Sonitrol Launches All-in-One Small Business Security Solution
7.26.18 – Security Sales & Integration – When an alarm is triggered via audio, glass break or motion, the event details, along with real time streaming video and audio, are instantly sent the Sonitrol …
Alula releases two-way voice capability for its Connect+ Platform
7.26.18 – SecurityInfoWatch – For top security dealers required to offer two-way voice for alarm verification or offering support-at-the-panel for demanding customers, Alula eliminates the need …
ADS Security expands to eight branches in Alabama
7.25.18 – Nashville, TN – ADS Security recently acquired Systems By Design in Oxford, Ala., its fourth acquisition in 2018. ADS will retain the Systems By Design office in Oxford, marking the eighth branch in Alabama for ADS and the 24th branch location company wide.
Red Hawk Opens Spokane District Office
7.25.18 – Red Hawk Fire & Security LLC., a provider of fire, life safety and security services, opened a new office in Spokane, Wash., to serve commercial customers in the growing areas of eastern Washington state and Idaho.
10 Listens: Experts say pool alarms can save lives
7.24.18 – WBIR.com – Knoxville – Two toddlers drowned at a daycare in Knox County over the weekend. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says there wasn’t a pool alarm installed at …
Security upgrades underway at Cañon City High School
7.24.18 – KRDO – The lockdown buttons, when pressed, activate an alarm with a different sound than the fire alarm to signal the locking of doors and for students to hide in a …
CTA, SIA Blast Trump Tariffs as Bad for Smart-Home and Security
7.25.18 – CEPro – Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Security Industry Association (SIA) say U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will hurt the smart-home industry, especially the thermostat and security markets.
Study Confirms Consumers’ High Interest in Home Security Cameras
7.19.18 – SDM – Findings from a Wakefield Research study done for Comcast, revealed that nearly all people surveyed (97 percent) would install a home security camera if they had one – with 44 percent indicating they would hire a professional to install it.
The Future of Credentials
7.13.18 – SIW – Combining security layers is the key to creating the elusive “truthful identity”
How to Turn a $30 Monthly Customer into $100+ Monthly Customer
7.16.18 – SDM – In today’s security market it can be extremely difficult as a security dealer or integrator to truly differentiate yourself from your competitors, build and establish your unique brand, and remain sticky to your customer base. There is simply so much competition within the industry that everyone is basically saying “me too” and offering it for a few dollars less.
Profiles in Video Monitoring
7.9.18 – SDM – Just as there are a number of things that qualify as “video monitoring” – from verified video to guard tours and more – there are equally varied ways that dealers …
Where is video monitoring now?
7-25-18 – SSN – Yarmouth, ME – Video monitoring, including proactive video monitoring, guard tours, video verification and even MIY among consumers, is on the rise, according to six wholesale monitoring professionals interviewed by Security Systems News.
Fire & EMS News
CA: Family Cat, Fish Saved From East Hollywood Apartment Fire
7.28.18 – Patch.com – There were no smoke alarms in the unit,” she said. “Building occupants were notified of the fire by a central alarm system. There was no sprinkler activation.”.
GA: How a single device prevented a fiery tragedy in Buford
7.25.18 – 11Alive.com WXIA – The smell of smoke is what got her to leave, but a local woman credits a smoke alarm with waking her up in time to escape a house fire alive. The fire happened …
GA: None injured in house fire near Buford
7.27.18 – Hillsboro Times Gazette – The fire department was alerted automatically by an alarm system. Young said firefighters from the Sardinia Fire Department, Southern Highland Joint Fire …
IL: SIREN REPORT
7.27.18 – Journal Gazette and Times-Courier – Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at 9:55 a.m. Thursday at 914 17th St. The fire alarm was a part of a fire drill that firefighters were not notified about.
MA: Athol Police log
7.27.18 – Athol Daily News – 4:07 p.m. – Alarm company reporting general fire alarm activation. Officer reporting it’s coming from laundry room, possible dryer, with slight smoke …
MA: Cohasset police log, July 16-22
7.28.18 – Wicked Local – 12:05 p.m.: A fire alarm was reported at Cohasset Junior/Senior High School. Fire personnel reported a detector problem and contacted facilities …
MN: Busy days for Brainerd firefighters
7.25.18 – Brainerd Dispatch – At 1:55 a.m., there was a fire alarm at Oak Heights Apartments. Upon investigation, it was determined to be a maintenance matter.
PA: New Altona Gym Construction Triggers Smoke Alarm
7.24.18 – PembinaValleyOnline.com – Fire Chief Greg Zimmerman said dust from construction work triggered the smoke alarm in a crawl space. Construction crews were working on some wiring for …
CA: La Crescenta burglary suspect caught on video
7.27.18 – KABC-TV – The homeowner says he shattered the glass of the front door which triggered the alarm. She says he took a safe from the bedroom that had her children’s baby …
FL: Car slams into Bank of America in Largo
7.28.18 – WFLA – Largo, FL – No one was seriously hurt after a car slammed into a bank in Largo Saturday. At about 8 a.m., Largo police responded to an alarm call at …
FL: OCSO K9 unit sniffs out burglar
7.25.18 – WEAR – On July 17, 2018, at approximately 11 p.m officers were dispatched to the Cash Corner Pocket store in Crestview because the alarm system was going off.
GA: Authorities: suspects attempted burglary by cutting through roof
7.24.18 – Forsyth County News Online – According to Cpl. Doug Rainwater, spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, at about 2 a.m. Monday deputies were notified that an alarm had been …
IL: Suspect wanted for NAPA Auto Parts burglary
7.23.18 – WAND – Officers were called around 8 p.m. on July 13 for an alarm activation. Police found someone had forced their way inside …
IN: Three men arrested after bank robbery
7.26.18 – Valley Times-News – … Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the scene after being dispatched by the Chambers County EMA/911 following a robbery alarm, according to a press release.
KY: Man breaks into building, accidentally sets off fire alarm
7.25.18 – WYMT News – One man is behind bars in Perry County after he broke into a business in the Coalfields Industrial Park and accidentally set off an emergency alarm.
MA: Pembroke police log, July 16-23
7.28.18 -Wicked Local – 2:50 p.m.: An audible alarm was reported. A police search of the area was negative.
MA: Rochester Police Log: July 15-21
7.28.18 -Wicked Local – 12:14 p.m.: A fire alarm was reported at a business. Monday, July 16. 6:28 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported at a business …
NY: Beacon Police Blotter
7.26.18 – Highlands Current – Caller reports a panic alarm because of an altercation between a clerk and customer who reached behind the counter and left scene. Saturday, July 7. Caller on …
OH: Sheriff cruiser struck while responding to call
7.25.18 – The Daily Jeffersonian – The caller said he walked into the store but no one was inside working. He said the alarm was sounding, but dispatch never received a call regarding an alarm.
OK: Oklahoma man convicted of kidnapping ex-wife
7.25.18 – kfor.com – Investigators say he then cut a hole in an outside wall of the victim’s house to avoid her home alarm system. When the victim arrived home from work, police say …
PA: Police ask for public’s help in attempted pharmacy break-in
7.23.18 – Meadville Tribune – The pair apparently was scared off by the alarm as the two fled the scene in an unknown direction without making entry and nothing being taken, police said.
TX: False alarm sends panic through Texas mall
7.29.18 – WNYT – July 28, 2018 08:06 PM. A false alarm sent panic through a mall in Texas. Shoppers were sent running in a frenzy after what many thought was gunfire.
TX: Man arrested after NW Austin bank robbery
7.28.18 – FOX 7 Austin – Police say around 10:20 a.m. they received an alarm of a robbery in progress that was likely triggered by a bank employee. A man walked into the bank, passed …
WA: Pair arrested for multiple fire alarm burglaries
7.24.18 – KIRO Seattle – Police arrested a pair of burglars Sunday night in Greenwood suspected of committing a string of break-ins using fire alarms. The officers found two people that …
