ASAP activity continues across the country. On March 16 and 17, CSAA Vice President of Membership Becky Lane presented two sessions on the service at the Association of Public Communications Officials (APCO) Emerging Technology Conference in Kansas City, MO. Lane’s first session was a “Tech Talk” program overview for law enforcement and 9-1-1 communicators. Her second, […]
CSAA, as an ANSI-approved SDO (Standards Development Organization), is reviewing the best path to establishing an up-to-date remote station standard. This standard will define the parameters of a remote station as well as its operational procedures. The CSAA Standards Committee seeks volunteers to participate in this important project. To volunteer, contact CSAA Vice President of […]
Alarm service providers and equipment manufacturers should keep in mind FCC approval is required for most ownership changes. If radio licenses are involved, prior FCC approval is generally required, although there may be ways to significantly reduce the usual 90 to 120 day approval time, using the FCC’s “conditional temporary licensing” mechanism (depending on the […]
Photo by Lou Fiore Former Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) Chair Jerry Michael O’Brien was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on February 29. He passed away in Tampa, FL on August 30. CSAA Past President and current AICC Chair Lou Fiore and CSAA Counsel Ben Dickens attended the burial service. Last fall, AICC members passed […]
March 1, 2016 — ASAP Subject-Matter-Expert Bill Hobgood reported that today “ADT went live with Boca Raton at 1:30 p.m. and received the first actual alarm within one minute of going live.” (Right to left) Tonya George, ADT MAStermind Administrator; Tammie Hilend, ADT Vice President of IT; Bill Hobgood, Project Manager, Public Safety Team, Department of Information Technology, City […]
Over three days last week, members of the CSAA Education Committee met at the CSAA office to review and update the CSAA Level One online training course. Updating this course is a high priority for the committee and the association in 2016. “Education and training is so important to the industry and to every […]
It’s time to mark your calendar and reserve your hotel room for the 2016 CSAA Annual Meeting in Marco Island, FL! The preliminary schedule is now available. The event begins October 22 and ends October 26. (Education sessions will be held October 24-26.) CSAA leaders and long-time attendees, make special note of some schedule changes this […]
On January 26, the Metro Guilford/Greensboro, NC PSAP officially went live with the ASAP program. “The addition of Guilford Metro 9-1-1 is a major project milestone and a win-win for the citizens and businesses of Guilford County, the City of Greensboro and the alarm industry,” said Bill Hobgood, ASAP Project Subject-Matter-Expert with the City of Richmond, […]
By Lou Fiore, Chair, Alarm Industry Communications Committee At our December 3, 2015 AICC meeting, AICC Counsel John Prendergast reported on FCC proposed fines for RF radiation violations on rooftops against two communications companies. This, of course, evoked concerns by some in attendance about these issues regarding the security industry’s use of cellular and private […]
Today, UL published two Certification Requirement Decisions (CRDs) that facilitate acceptance of contemporary technology and business practice in the professional monitoring industry. Collectively, they: Provide requirements that address virtual technologies so they can be used to help provide resilient, economically feasible delivery of services Recast automation system resiliency requirements in performance terms, enabling industry to […]
