Municipality ponders private security officer response to all alarms
12/15/2010SHAWNEE, Kan.—Police officials here were putting together a proposal for the Shawnee City Council’s vote that would have required monitoring companies in the municipality to verify all alarms...
View ArticleSIAC has a busy summer so far in California
07/21/2011BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—The Security Industry Alarm Coalition has been proactively advocating for alarm industry interests and better municipality/industry relations in California for the past...
View ArticlePueblo considering ECV
Local alarm companies dissatisfied10/13/2011PUEBLO, Colo.—The Security Industry Alarm Coalition is facing opposition from local alarm companies in its work with municipal authorities here to create and...
View ArticleNew SIAC training program takes on user error
Initiative aims to cut false dispatches by helping customers understand their systems12/21/2011FRISCO, Texas—False dispatches mean user error.In the majority of cases that’s the reality, according to...
View ArticleNPR program rips industry over false alarms
Monitor This!Rich Miller04/04/2012American Public Media’s “Marketplace” weighed in on false alarms this week, with the featured guest delivering a decidedly unfavorable verdict for the security...
View Article'Last big bite' in fight against false dispatches
SIAC director says alarm industry needs to step up and properly train customers10/10/2012YARMOUTH, Maine—A conversation at the 2012 Electronic Security Expo in Nashville reminded Ron Walters just how...
View ArticleSSN poll: Most alarm companies 'all in' on customer training
11/14/2012YARMOUTH, Maine—The fight against false alarms begins at home, according to the Security Industry Alarm Coalition, which cites end-user error for 77 percent of incidents. But are alarm...
View ArticleDeadly shooting follows low-priority alarm in Colorado Springs
Monitor This!Rich Miller02/06/2013It was what the Colorado Springs Police Department calls a Priority Three alarm: A minor incident “requiring a response that is dispatched based on the availability of...
View ArticleEnhanced call verification now law in Georgia
Monitor This!Rich Miller05/15/2013“It’s a good day in Georgia.”That was the reaction from John Loud, president of the Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association, after Gov. Nathan Deal...
View ArticleRon Walters wins William Moody Award
07/11/2014NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Ron Walters, director of the Security Industry Alarm Association, was honored at ESX 2014 with the William Moody Award, according to a recent blog post from SIAC.According to...
View ArticleCalifornia leads the way for SIAC
Organization forging new law enforcement partnerships in 201511/17/2014Spencer IvesCHULA VISTA, Calif.—California is leading the way in adopting false alarm ordinances, according to Jon Sargent, the...
View ArticleSIAC to keep a closer eye on local governments
Partnership with Stateside Associates to assist goal02/23/2015Spencer IvesFRISCO, Texas—SIAC on Feb. 9 started working with Stateside Associates, a state and local government affairs firm, to monitor...
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