Despite the challenges posed by Covid over the past 18-20 months, SIAC remains on track with its major activities. At our recent annual Board meeting to set priorities for 2022, SIAC Board Chair Kirk MacDowell said: “When I was first elected in 2020, there were two...
SIAC congratulates Morgan Hertel as he begins his term as TMA (The Monitoring Association) President. Morgan assumed the position last month at the conclusion of TMA’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, and serves as Vice President of Technology and Innovation for Rapid...
The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) President Stephan Dembinsky recently sent SIAC one of the most meaningful appreciation letters we have ever received -- a tribute to our SIAC team, Glen Mowrey, Bob Neely and AAF (Alarm Association of Florida) for the years...
SIAC congratulates The Monitoring Association’s (TMA) Celia Besore for her recent selection to the 2021 Class of Fellows selected by The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Nine other association executives were honored in this year’s Class of Fellows....
We probably don’t say this enough, but alarm dealers serve as our eyes and ears on local ordinances and other related issues. SIAC can’t do its job without ongoing input, advice and interest from the alarm dealers who serve as the backbone of the electronic security...
This is a story about apprehending a criminal, courtesy of Marietta, GA Police Chief Dan Flynn. Chief Flynn believes strongly in the public-private partnership effort between law enforcement and the electronic security industry, and wanted to share this story with...
Training counts. It counts when it comes to developing your employees. It counts when it comes to ensuring quality installations and service calls. And, it counts when it comes to alarm management. The Electronic Security Association (ESA) offers multiple training...
SIAC’s stated mission is “One Voice for the Alarm Industry on Alarm management Issues.” Therefore, we don’t recommend one technology over another to improve the operation of alarm management systems. There’s a reason for that. We are not in the business of promoting...
We’re hugely encouraged because the IACP encourages the use of the 2020 Model Alarm Ordinance. That’s GREAT news! The International Association of Chiefs of Police believe so strongly in the provisions and effectiveness of the model ordinance that they now encourage...
Over the years, The Monitoring Association (TMA) has done yeoman’s work helping the alarm monitoring side of the security industry improve its practices. SIAC strongly supports their efforts, and we wanted to publicize a recent announcement for their “Excellence...