Who We Are

The Monitoring Association (TMA) is the trade association that represents companies who install, service, and monitor security systems for commercial, government, and residential markets, in addition to manufacturers and industry service providers

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TMA is seeking a creative, organized, and results-oriented Marketing & Communications Coordinator to strengthen our brand, promote member value, and increase engagement in our programs and events.

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Stay up to date on the latest TMA news and connect with professionals across the industry to follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X. Looking forward to seeing you!

TMA Announces 2026 Excellence and Marvel Award Winners

See which professionals and companies took home this year’s Excellence Awards and Marvel Award presented at a Virtual Awards Ceremony on May 12th!

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Committee Begins Development of New ANSI Video Standard

The Monitoring Center Video Procedural Standard (TMA-AMS-01) will define normalized and repeatable procedures for video alarm monitoring center services.

TMA Programs

The ASAP Service

Save time and improve accuracy of emergency signals with the ASAP Service

ASAP is designed to increase the efficiency and reliability of signals from monitoring centers to ECCs.

Five Diamond

Give your business a unique advantage in today’s competitive market

The Five Diamond designation is granted annually to monitoring centers that demonstrate TMA’s five points of excellence.

FirstNet

Apply for FirstNet services today for your alarm communications

FirstNet is the nationwide public-safety wireless broadband network platform, built and deployed through a first‐of‐its‐kind public‐private partnership.

IQ

Build a positive revenue stream and drive-up customer satisfaction

The IQ Program is the only quality control program for installations, monitoring, maintenance and service of electronic safety systems.

That’s over 19% of the U.S. population that is protected under the ASAP service.

Join TMA’s NextGen Spring 2026 Empowering Leadership Series Webinar

TMA’s NextGen Committee invites you to join our Spring 2026…