(Editor’s note: The attached write-up captures the development of the Alarm Management Committee – AMC -- in Utah. We felt this description worth sharing with our readers to understand the steps necessary to get this up and running. SIAC is ready to help you explore...
Change with the times. We’ve done that with this year’s Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award application process. We know it’s not “fun” per se to go through a long and drawn out process to fill in forms, find documentation, summarize programs and submit...
The Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association (GELSSA), A-Com Security Co. LLP and Safecom Security Solutions Inc. alarm companies, recently filed a notice of appeal in their federal lawsuit against the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia, challenging the...
San Jose, CA released its verified response (VR) policy at the end of last year. While it’s better from our perspective that a city never adopt VR in the first place, it’s situations where a policy is implemented, then repealed, that often reveals the extra work...
At the California Alarm Association meeting in San Francisco during December, a callout by Kirk MacDowell of MacGuard netted $9,100 in SIAC contributions. Kirk’s idea was to put forward a personal pledge of $1,500, as a 10 percent match up to the $15,000 goal in...
SIAC hopes to see an Alarm Management Committee (AMC) in Utah. We approached the Utah Chiefs of Police Association in late November to see if they would be interested, and they are seeking information to make a decision. Across the country, we have worked with police...
The National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) 2019 Award Applications are due postmarked no later than Friday, December 15th, unless otherwise noted. You can download an application here. For more information contact Ross Mirmelstein, Director, Conferences & Exhibits...
During May and early June 2018, a survey was distributed to ESA, TMA and SIA members regarding SIAC. A total of 4,646 surveys were distributed. The recipients included 249 past and current SIAC contributors. Respondents were almost evenly divided among those who have...
Are you an ESA member? If so, SIAC would like to give your association an update on law enforcement activities relative to our industry to you free of charge. Stan Martin will do the honors for us. It has always been our desire to work with all the state chapters of...
Wheeling, WV has seen a 14 percent drop in alarm calls during it’s most recent 12-month reporting period. Between Oct. 1, 2016, and Sept. 30, 2017, the Wheeling Police Department responded to 969 alarms. A year later (Oct. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30 of this year),...