Adobe Stock image by uthaiphoto 5.2.25 – SSI – Jeff Zwirn When focusing on NFPA 72 compliance, it is important to recognize the design of how all household combination listed control units operate. Alarm contractors repeatedly test the fire alarm...
Adobe Stock image by brad calkins 4.28.25 – SSI – Shane Clary This column continues a series reviewing the 2025 edition of NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code. This article is the third part of my discussion on the key changes made to...
4.30.25 – SSI – Ken Kirschenbaum If your contracts don’t already include a provision that addresses tariffs and other price adjustments, it’s time to update them. Tariffs have become a reality. Price increases are inevitable. The...
5.1.25 – SIW Anoka County’s emergency call center has reduced 911 alarm call handling by 30 hours a month over five years thanks to TMA’s ASAP service. The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that Anoka County (Minn.) Emergency Communications Center (ECC) has...
4.30.25 – SSN- Ken Showers, Managing Editor – Boca Raton, Fla. ADT, in a new collaboration with Yale and the Z-Wave Alliance, has launched the Yale Assure Lock 2 Touch with Z-Wave for ADT+, a smart lock that allows users to unlock and disarm their ADT+ security...
Adobe Stock image by C Malambo/peopleimages.com 4.25.25 – SSI The technological progress we’ve seen over the past five years has opened doors for security integrators working with healthcare facilities The healthcare industry is facing a more challenging landscape...
