Public Safety Updates

• SC: Columbia Police enforcing false alarm ordinance
  7.3.24 – ABC Columbia – The ordinance states that three or more false alarms at the same location within a year is considered excessive and will include a specified …
• ON: New fines to curb ‘nuisance’ fire alarms come into effect in …
  7.2.24 – City News – Ottawa – A second false fire alarm offence will cost owners $500, while a third offence will cost $1,000. $1,500 fines will be handed for the fourth and subsequent offences. City staff say the policy is expected to reduce false fire alarms by 10 to 20 per cent over the next three years.

Featured Articles

• Home security monitoring: Systems often don’t trigger police …
  7.5.24 – Slate – What you might not know is that nearly all security system–related alarms are false alarms—as many as 98 percent, according to the International Association of Chiefs of Police. These occur because of faulty equipment, pets, insects, bad weather, and, most commonly, user error.
• OSHA proposal aims to protect workers from extreme heat
  7.5.24 – USA Today – On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced the new rule to protect outdoor workers, if it’s adopted it would mark the nation’s first-ever federal safety standard to address excessive heat in workplaces.
• How Burger King Enhanced Its Security Systems Its Way …
  7.3.24 – SSI – Restaurant staff integrated Ajax devices into their routine, using the Ajax app as the primary interface for the system. Managers arm the system when they leave and disarm it upon the arrival. They can efficiently control access to restricted areas and receive real-time notifications for any security breaches.

Business

• How Will Security Integrators Help Enterprises Protect Video Privacy?
  7.5.24 – SSI – A growing body of legislation means more organizations need a tech strategy that defaults to anonymization and privacy.
• Professional Sales Teams Deliver More Profit, Period (Part 1)
  7.3.24 – SSI – Revisit your company’s sales training expectations with one caveat: Make sure it is results-based and includes your sales manager!
• Calculated Bootstrapping: How to Grow Your Security Business Without Capital Investment
  7.5.24 – SIW – Jorge Olivieri – Costly borrowing can make a project or initiative’s ROI zero quickly; however, there are ways to grow without spending if you are willing to roll up your sleeves to bootstrap …
• Exploring the Power of Cloud-Based VSaaS
  7.1.24 – SSI – Matt Fishback – Unlocking a new era of VSaaS solutions that are smarter, more agile and better equipped to meet the challenges of the mobile age.

Life Safety

• CO: Dog turns on stove, starting fire in Colorado Springs home
  7.3.24 – USA Today –  A house in Colorado Springs caught fire after the homeowners’ dog accidentally switched on the stove which had some boxes on top of it.
• LA: Louisiana State Capitol emptied briefly after alarm went off
  7.2.24 – NOLA – The Louisiana State Capitol was briefly evacuated Tuesday midday after a maintenance crew inadvertently triggered a fire alarm in the building. Fire trucks could be seen en route to the Capitol as staffers were forced to leave and wait outside for nearly 10 minutes.

Crime

• FL: Suspected serial burglar arrested in Manatee County after …
  7.2.24 – Fox 13 Tampa Bay – A 53-year-old Bradenton man is behind bars after he was connected to multiple break-ins along Cortez Road and State Road 64 East in Manatee County, according to deputies. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says Leslie S. Guthrie burglarized five businesses in three days.
• PA: Silent Night: Harrisburg Family Dollar neighbors confirm false …
  7.4.24 – Harrisburg, Pa. (WHTM) — The company promised to fix the problem. Then it sent contractors out to do that.
• CA: 3 teens arrested after tripping burglar alarm at vacant …
  7.2.24 – KMPH – Three 14-year-old boys were arrested after police say they broke into the vacant Sears building on West Lacey Boulevard in Hanford on …
• FL: Video shows repeat burglar tumbling from Homestead …
  7.4.24 – (WSVN) – A crafty crook caused plenty of trouble — and damage — at a storage facility in Homestead, and the bumbling break-in that led to his …

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.