Public Safety Updates
- Baton Rouge Police clarify letter about security alarms
8.1.24 - The Advocate - BY Ellyn Couvillion - Letters about alarm permits are confusing Baton Rouge homeowners. Here's what to know. ...
Featured Articles
- RapidSOS launches AI-powered Alarm Call Automation solution for 911 centers
8.5.24 - Urgent Comm - RapidSOS last week announced its Alarm Call Automation solution, which uses the company's Harmony artificial-intelligence (AI) platform to collect relevant... - Parks Associates: 47% of US internet households are familiar with at least one AI technology
7.30.24 - SIW - Parks Associates - The most common inhibitors to AI adoption are data privacy and security concerns, alongside lack of perceived value or understanding. - Key Considerations When Selecting a Security Systems Integrator
7.31.24 -SSI - Mark McCormack - Answering a few critical questions will enable campus security directors to recognize an integrator that will be a partner
Business
- Integrators Ensure Reliable Communication in High-Stress Security Situations
8.1.24 - SSI - Rick Farrell - Security integrators understand the high-stress security stakes in bustling venues - be it a convention center or a retail complex. - Business Fitness: Professional Sales Teams Deliver More Profit, Period (Part 2)
7.31.24 -SSI - Paul Boucherle - What I learned as a territory manager, national account salesman, sales manager and security business consultant: hire salespeople with grit. - Dispelling PACS myths and misconceptions
8.5.24 - SIW - Phil Jang - We know what PACS meant to us in the past, but what will PACS mean to us in the future? - AI and Camera Upgrade Projects
8.5.24 - SIW - Ray Bernard, PSP, CHS-III - Today’s AI-enabled cameras have much greater capabilities than previous generation cameras, so getting your money’s worth requires more and different preparation than... - The True Cost of Implementing an Advanced Video Security Solution
7.29.24 - SIW - Matt Fishback - As the threat landscape evolves, so must your organization's video security strategy.
Life Safety
- FL: CCFR respond to sprinkler alarm activation at local church
7.31.24 - Citrus County Chronicle - Workers applying wood burning inside the gymnasium of Gulf to Lake Baptist Church accidentally set off the building sprinkler system. Citrus ... - OK: Oklahoma dog ignites house fire after chewing on lithium- ...
8.3.24 – News Wav - A video released by the Tulsa Fire Department in Oklahoma shows a dog unintentionally starting a house fire after chewing on a lithium-ion battery.
Crime
- CA: San Fernando burglar leaves apology note at business hit ...
8.2.24 - ABC7 Los Angeles - A suspect left behind a bizarre note during a burglary at a San Fernando business that police say was targeted in a crime spree. - FL: Burglar 'thrashed around' West Palm Beach City Hall ...
7.30.24 - WPTV - The West Palm Beach Police Department said a city employee found the bag of cocaine inside commission chambers just after 8 a.m. on July 22. - IN: Police arrest burglary suspect after alarm at local business
8.1.24 - WEVV - After doing a security sweep, police say they found 45-year-old Billy Joe Lawson. When police placed Lawson into custody, they say they found multiple items on ... - MA: Attleboro police responds to false alarm at Coelho Middle ...
7.31.24 - WJAR - The Attleboro Police Department responded to what turned out to be a false alarm at a middle school on Wednesday. - MS: Burglar breaks into Jackson barbershop. Business owner ...
8.3.24 - WLBT - Last Friday, a North Jackson barbershop was broken into, and within 48 hours, the owner was able to track down the bad guy and solve the crime himself.
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. Seven state associations are part of NESA - Arkansas Security Alarm Association (ASAA), Kansas Electronic Security Association (KESA), Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association (LLSSA), Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (MDBFAA), Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OKBFAA) and Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA). For more info visit www.nesaus.org.