What is AVS-01?

TMA-AVS-01 provides a standardized 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.

It establishes standardized methods for calculating an alarm score, or classification level, that results in a repeatable metric that estimates the validity or potential threat level of a burglar alarm activation using historical and real-time data.

Now completed and implemented, calls for Service to Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs)/Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) are including the standardized scoring metric that will assist public safety departments with their alarm response policies.

Alarm Level definitions:

• Alarm Level 0 – No Call for Service
• Alarm Level 1 – Call for Service with limited to no additional information
• Alarm Level 2 – Call for Service with confirmed or ‘highly probable’ human presence with unknown intent
• Alarm Level 3 – Call for Service with confirmed threat to property
• Alarm Level 4 – Call for Service with confirmed threat to life

Public Safety Engagement

Stakeholders from across the public safety community, to include law enforcement and Emergency Communications Center professionals participated in the creation of the TMA-AVS-01 standard.

APCO International Approves 1 CDE for AVS-01 Training

APCO has approved TMA’s AVS-01 Training to receive 1 CDE.  Students should visit the APCO Institute. A description and a link to the TMA course will appear within three courses:

• Public Safety Telecommunicator (PST)
• Law Enforcement Communications (LEC)
• Fire Service Communications courses (FSC)

The TMA course will be offered as an additional optional training resource for the learners seeking the above certifications. The APCO Institute will grant 1 CDE for those who have completed the TMA course and are submitting CDEs for recertification purposes.

This standard provides for enhanced:

• Officer Safety – Prearrival Info
• Situational Awareness – Ongoing Updates
• Response Intel – Verified and Validated
• Response Logistics
• Apprehension Potential