TMA and MCP Meet with Key Stakeholders at NENA 2024

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Following the recent announcement of TMA’s new partnership with Mission Critical Partners (MCP), TMA President Steve Butkovich had the opportunity to attend NENA 2024 along with MCP President and CEO Darrin Reilly. The annual conference proved to be an ideal forum to share the news about the next generation of TMA’s ASAP with key stakeholders within the 9-1-1 community. NENA is a non-profit professional organization solely focused on 9-1-1 operations, technology, education, and policy issues.

Over the course of the multi-day education and networking event, Butkovich and Reilly met with NENA leadership and volunteers in addition to 9-1-1, public safety leaders, CAD vendors, and telecommunication companies to share and discuss the vision and future goals for TMA’s ASAP protocol.

The primary goal of this exciting new partnership is to drive the development of ASAP’s next-generation, cloud-based solution. The future-focused solution will allow for the real-time sharing of rich data, including camera video streams, live location, health information, photos, and interior blueprints, dramatically improving situational awareness for emergency responders.

Next up, Butkovich and Reilly plan to attend the upcoming APCO 2024 in Orlando, FL, August 4-7 where public safety communications officials, from frontline telecommunicators to ECC managers to public safety communications equipment and services vendors will be in attendance.

Visit TMA in Booth1453 or MCP in Booth 907 to learn more about ASAP’s exciting next-generation, cloud-based solution.

More about ASAP

ASAP is the industry-leading, standards-based service for the digital dispatch of alarm events to 911 centers. Since its introduction in 2011, ASAP has been helping public safety agencies reduce the time to dispatch first responders by an average of two minutes, enabling faster and more informed response for improved outcomes, saving lives and property. ASAP has the largest adoption rate in the industry, with over 80 percent of the alarm systems in the United States monitored by an alarm company connected to the ASAP Service.

North Carolina’s Buncombe County ECC goes live with ASAP Service

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The Buncombe County Public Safety Communications Center (BCPSC) became the 145th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 13th ECC in the state of North Carolina to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).

Buncombe County went live on June 21st & 22nd, 2024 with the following companies: Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Alert360, Securitas, Quick Response, Brinks Home Security, Dynamark Monitoring, ADT, Protection One, Guardian Protection, National Monitoring Center, Vivint, Johnson Controls (Tyco), Security Central, United Central Control, CPI Security, and Affiliated Monitoring.

Learn more about TMA’s ASAP Service at https://tma.us/programs/asap/

 

TMA Members Contribute to ASAP 3.0 Next Generation Fund

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TMA announced on Wed., June 26th it had signed a a multi-year managed services agreement with Mission Critical Partners (MCP) to power the future growth of its Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) Service.

The partnership with MCP will expedite the rollout of the next-generation of the ASAP Service and drive the development of a new, cloud-based solution. The next-generation solution will allow for the real-time sharing of rich data, including camera video streams, live location, health information, photos, and interior blueprints, dramatically improving situational awareness for emergency responders.

The primary goal for the Service is to achieve 80% coverage of the populating by 2028.

This partnership and technological advancements have been made possible by the generous support and commitment of TMA members that contributed to our ASAP 3.0 Next Generation funding program. TMA extends its gratitude to the following donors:

  • ADT, LLC
  • Affiliated Monitoring
  • Alarm Detection Systems, Inc.
  • Alert360
  • AvantGuard Monitoring Centers
  • COPS Monitoring
  • CPI Security Systems
  • Doyle Security Systems, Inc.
  • Dynamark Monitoring, Inc.
  • Holmes Electric Security Systems
  • National Monitoring Center
  • Per Mar Security Services
  • Quick Response
  • Rapid Response
  • Securitas
  • Security Central
  • United Central Control
  • Vector Security, Inc.
  • Vivint Smart Home
  • Washington Alarm, Inc.

Learn more about the new partnership and goals for enhancements to the Service by reading the full public announcement HERE.

The Palm Beach County FL Sheriff’s Office Implements TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP)

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The Palm Beach County FL Sheriff’s Office became the 144th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 11th ECC in the state of Florida to implement The MOnitoring Association’s (TMA) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).

Palm Beach County went live the week of May 13th, 2024 with the following alarm companies: Rapid Response Monitoring, ADT, Affiliated Monitoring, Alert 360, Brinks Home Security, Dynamark Monitoring, Guardian Protection, National Monitoring Center, Protection One/Everon, Securitas, Security Central, Tyco (Johnson Controls), United Central Control, Vector Security, and Vivint.

Learn more about ASAP-to-PSAP on this website at https://tma.us/programs/asap/.

Jefferson County, NY Goes Live with TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP, April 16th

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Jefferson County Office of Fire and Emergency Management is the 143rd public safety communications center in the United States and the 12th agency in the state of New York to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).

Jefferson County Office of Fire and Emergency Management went live on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024, with Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Securitas, Guardian Protection, Protection One/Everon, Tyco (Johnson Controls), United Central Control, Vivint, Brinks Home Security, National Monitoring Center, Affiliated Monitoring, Amherst Alarm, Doyle and ADT.

Learn more about TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP at https://tma.us/programs/asap/

The King County WA Becames the 142nd ECC to Go Live with TMA’s ASAP

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The King County WA Sheriff’s Office Communications Center became the 142nd Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 8th ECC in the state of Washington to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).

King County went live on March 20th & 21st, 2024 with the following companies: Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Guardian Protection, Security Central, Tyco (Johnson Controls), United Central Control, DynaMark Monitoring, ADT, Vivint, Protection One/Everon, Brinks Home Security, National Monitoring Center, and Affiliated Monitoring. Securitas went live with King County on March 25th.

Glenview, IL and Allen, TX ECCs go Live with TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP

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The Glenview IL Public Safety Dispatch Centers became the 140th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 1st ECC in the State of Illinois to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).  Glenview went live on January 9th & 10th, 2024, with the following companies: Rapid Response Monitoring, Security Central, Quick Response, Securitas, Everon (formerly Protection One), Guardian Protection, Johnson Controls, Alarm Detection Systems, United Central Control, National Monitoring Center, Affiliated Monitoring, Vivint, Brinks and ADT. Vector Security will be on boarded in the near future.

The City of Allen, TX Police and Fire Communications became the 141st Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 17th in the State of Texas to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).  The City of Allen went live on January 17th , 2024, with the following companies: Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Security Central, Johnson Controls, Securitas, Dynamark, Alert360, United Central Control, Everon (formerly Protection One), Guardian Protection, National Monitoring Center, Affiliated Monitoring, Vivint, Brinks and ADT. 

“We are excited to be live with the ASAP to PSAP program at our agency.  We look forward to having a partnership with the alarm vendors via ASAP to PSAP to help better serve our responders and citizens within our community,” Jennifer Qvist, Police Specialist for the Allen Police Department.

Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center Becomes TMA’s 139th ASAP

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The Minneapolis MN Emergency Communications Center (MECC) became the 139th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 6th ECC in the state of Minnesota to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).

Minneapolis went live on November 29th & 30th, 2023 with the following companies: Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Guardian Protection, Tyco (Johnson Controls), Security Central, Securitas, Quick Response, United Central Control, National Monitoring Center, Brinks Home Security, Protection One, Vivint, Affiliated Monitoring, and ADT.

 

TMA ASAP Service Welcomes 138th ECC

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On November 14th and 15th, 2023, Chatham County, Georgia became the 138th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States, and 6th ECC in the State of Georgia to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). Chatham County ASAP is now live with the following companies: Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Guardian Protection, Securitas, Tyco (Johnson Controls), Security Central, United Central Control, National Monitoring Center, Protection One, Brinks Home Security, Vivint, Affiliated Monitoring, CPI Security, ESC Central, and ADT.

Brown County WI Public Safety Communications became the 137th ECC to go live with TMA’s ASAP Service

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Brown County WI Public Safety Communications became the 137th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 3rd ECC in the state of Wisconsin to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).

Brown County went live on October 31, 2023 with the following companies: Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Guardian Protection, Security Central, Protection One, Brinks Home Security, Securitas, Vivint, Tyco (Johnson Controls), National Monitoring Center, Affiliated Monitoring, United Central Control, and ADT.

Learn more about TMA ASAP-to-PSAP Service HERE.