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How Do You Educate Your Alarm Users?

The FARA Symposium Committee needs your help! We would like to know how you educate your alarm users. Do you use social media, if so do you tweet or post? Do you have a web or Facebook page dedicated to false alarm reduction? Do you email or mail notices on false...

Sarpy County to fine homeowners after five false-alarm responses

2.1.20 – WOWT Homeowners or business owners will be hit with a $50 fine for every false alarm starting with the sixth false alarm. The fine goes from $50 to $100 on the 11th false-alarm call.  If you live in Sarpy County and have a home-security system,...

New technology will help improve dispatch response

1.28.20 – WSMV- Emergency dispatchers in Nashville could respond to emergencies even faster soon, thanks to some new technology. Last week officials set up “automated secure alarm protocol” at the 911 call center. It’s connected to home security system...

 Emergency dispatchers dealing with many mistake 911 calls

1.24.20 – WMTW – Click to watch video SCARBOROUGH, Maine  Calling 911 by accident happens more often than you think, especially through smart devices. It’s happening across the country and right here in Maine. The Scarborough Police Department posted...