The Oneida County NY Department of Emergency Communications 9-1-1 Center became the 108th Emergency Communications Center in the United States and the 7th agency in the state of New York to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). Oneida County went live on Monday, May 16, 2022, and Tuesday, May 17, 2022 with Vector Security, […]
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) is boosting in-building coverage on FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network. Meeting today in New Hampshire, the FirstNet Authority Board approved an investment to expand services for network coverage via small-cell technologies. The investment aims to increase FirstNet coverage where public safety agencies operate indoors, such as […]
The City of Bloomington MN, Dakota County MN, and Rice-Steele Counties MN respectively became the 105th, 106th, and 107th Emergency Communications Centers in the United States and the 3rd, 4th and 5th agencies in the state of Minnesota to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP-to-PSAP). The City of Bloomington went live on Tuesday, May […]
DMP is pleased to announce Dean Belisle has accepted the position as our new National Sales Trainer. Dean will work to help enhance the sales skills of DMP authorized dealers, leading to higher levels of support and in turn, increased dealer success. “I can’t say enough to express how excited we are to bring Dean […]
The Monitoring Association (TMA) and Security Systems News have partnered to create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award with the goal of promoting and fostering a more inclusive workforce throughout the security industry. Today’s business world requires that businesses create, foster, and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace to be successful. Doing […]
The Monitoring Association (TMA) Standards Committee has opened a Preliminary Technical Review Period for its TMA-AVS-01 Alarm Validation Standard. Initiated in 2020, the standard provides a method of creating an alarm scoring or classification metric for unauthorized human activity detected by alarm systems that will assist law enforcement with resource allocation and Call-for-Service prioritization. The […]
Join in welcoming the four newest members of our community! Learn more about each one here. Guardian Alarm Company (Returning Member) Listed Alarm Member Southfield, MI www.guardianalarm.com M2M Services Associate Member Boca Raton, FL www.m2mservices.com Property Protection Monitoring, Inc. (Returning Member) Listed Alarm Member Lowell, MA www.propertyprotectionmonitoring.com Totem International Member Guayaquil, Ecuador www.totem.com.ec
The Preliminary Technical Review period is now open for the TMA-AVS01 Alarm Validation Standard. The purpose of this optional review process is to allow interested stakeholders to provide feedback prior to the commencement of the official ANSI public comment period. The TMA-AVS-01 committee will review all preliminary comments for possible inclusion in the document […]
The Denver 9-1-1 Communications Center is the 104th emergency communications center in the United States and the 2nd agency in the state of Colorado to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). Denver went live on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 through Friday, April 15, 2022 with Vector Security, Rapid Response Monitoring, Guardian Protection, Security Central, Stanley Security, Securitas, […]
Contributed by Rob Tockarshewsky, USI Insurance Services, Robert.tockarshewsky@usi.com There is an old adage: ‘Failure to plan is planning to fail…’ No one ever sets out to fail, yet more times than not, failure may be the end result. Providing insurance & risk management services is similar to alarm companies providing security & fire alarm systems […]
