Frisco, Texas (March 5, 2020) – The North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police (NCACP) honored SIAC’s (Security Industry Alarm Coalition) Glen Mowrey with their Outstanding Partnership Award. In addition to his role with SIAC, Mowrey is a retired Deputy Police...
Pierce County, WA, is another success story for the model ordinance. Five full years after implementing the security industry’s laundry list of provisions to improve alarm management practices has led to long-term sustained reductions of unnecessary and unwanted...
Is two-way voice communication the next big thing when it comes to reducing unnecessary? It’s certainly something we here at SIAC believe has strong promise to continue our decade-long advances in alarm management. We support technology that reduces unwanted alarm...
SIAC continues to reach out to the electronic security industry in new ways. Consider these recent unique presentations: First there was a well attended Webinar sponsored by the CSAA on end user training. This was followed by a Skype presentation to the PBFAA on law...
Before the Newtown, CT, tragedy recedes from public consciousness, we’d like to add our voice to those proposing ideas that can help prevent this type of senseless killing in the future. The security industry has a role to play here. We also have an opportunity. While...
Long-time security industry leader Bill Cooper passed away December 4 after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer. For those who knew Bill or “Coop” as he was fondly known by many of us, he went out as he lived, doing his share for the electronic security industry....
Like taxes and immigration, California continues to be a hotbed of activity when it comes to new notions on how local jurisdictions should respond to alarms. For better or worse, the state has issues that force each community into a tough financial environment. That...
One police officer slain in the line of duty is one too many. Seventy-two is 72 too many. The latest FBI data reports that 72 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty during 2011. That’s a tragedy, and SIAC extends its condolences to all those affected...
The one percent rule applies to many situations regarding those who are involved and engaged in associations, leadership positions or volunteering. It applies to that one percent segment of people who choose to make a difference. They do this because they have a...
We broke a barrier last week: SIAC now has over 210 followers on Twitter. That may not sound like much, but it says something about the continued growth of companies and individuals hearing our message. SIAC has been around for almost ten years. We entered the social...