The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce the twelve finalists for the 2019 TMA Excellence Awards. Listed in alphabetical order by company within each category, they are: 2019 TMA Monitoring Center of the Year CPI Guardian Lydia (COPS) 2019 TMA Manager of the Year Tracy Ehrsam, Habitec Security Patricia Morse, Richmond Alarm Company Sarah […]
The Monitoring Association [TMA] is pleased to announce New York State Lieutenant Rachael VanDeusen is the 2019 recipient of its Public Sector Award. Lt. VanDeusen is credited with leading the efforts to expand access to TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP1 Service via the New York eJustice Information System (CIIS). She will be the fifth recipient of the award, […]
The Town of Paradise Valley Alarm Ordinance has supported enhanced call verification for years but we were not enforcing it. We have recently put more of a focus on false alarm reduction and to support this will be requiring ECV prior to alarm companies notifying our dispatchers. We are hoping to have compliance as soon […]
The Texas Legislation is trying to pass a bill that will require populations under 5000 within the state to self-monitor or be monitored by a larger communications facility. The False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) is working in partnership with the Texas Burglary and Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA) to try and dissuade the mayor that is […]
The Monitoring Association (TMA) and AT&T have agreed to collaborate on the verification of eligibility process that will facilitate qualified alarm companies to use FirstNet services to provide an enhanced communications experience, all in the support of the public safety mission. FirstNet is the dedicated public safety nationwide wireless broadband network, built and deployed through […]
TMA and the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) are pleased to announce the availability of a newly-created false alarm course developed to help TMA member companies educate customers on how to use alarm systems responsibly. Studies have shown that alarm user error is the main cause of false alarms, rather than equipment failure. The bottom […]
The Monitoring Association [TMA] has launched its Five Diamond Dealer Program. An extension of its prestigious Five Diamond Designation, which is the standard of excellence for the monitoring industry, the new program provides the means for TMA Five Diamond-designated alarm companies to share the benefits of its designation with key dealers. TMA is an internationally-recognized […]
Dauphin County PA is the 47th PSAP in the United States and the fourth PSAP in the state of Pennsylvania to implement the ASAP program. This is the second Hexagon ASAP deployment in Pennsylvania following the Hexagon ASAP deployment at Chester County PA. “The integration between the Computer Aided Dispatch System and the Alarm Monitoring […]
Recent reporting by Business Insider, CNN Business and many other publications have highlighted the undisclosed, on-board microphone discovered in Google’s Nest Guard Security Device—raising serious privacy concerns among consumers. The Monitoring Association (TMA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA), trade associations representing professionals who install and monitor security and life safety technologies in homes and […]
This TMA Virtual Product Review will answer the question, “What is security business management software?” TMA member and simPRO US’s President Glenn Nott will lead a dynamic presentation on simPro, the cloud-based job management software that integrates with major accounting packages to ensure your team is fully connected, with access to your crucial business data […]
