Scottsdale Police Department is seeking help to address a series of recent residential burglaries in the city. In order to help do this, Scottsdale PD is requesting alarm companies and monitoring stations that service addresses in the city of Scottsdale (especially in...
From left to right: Joseph Estey (chief ret.), Shannon Few IAF Executive Director SIAC would like to express its sincere appreciation to the Integration Association of Florida (IAF) for its generous contribution to support our law enforcement outreach efforts to...
SIAC is pleased to announce the following changes and additions to our board of directors and advisory council. Tim Creenan took over as SIAC board chairman at the beginning of the year. Doug Bassett will serve as ESA Representative to our board, moving from his...
Frisco, Texas (January 3, 2024) – Tim Creenan, founder and Vice President of Amherst Alarm and a long-time leader in the field of electronic security, has been elected chairman of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). SIAC is comprised of four major North...
A woman who spent nine years in prison on burglary charges has offered inaccurate information about how alarm systems work that may help send others to jail in the future. Her comments appeared on her TikTok account. She incorrectly describes the two-call notification...
Pictured: L to R - Grady Medcalf, President of the Alarm Association of Florida. Joseph Estey, SIAC Retired Chief Philip Thorne, Wall of Honor Recipient Chief Keith Touchberry, 2022/2023 FPCA President Jennifer “Cookie” Pritt, FPCA Executive DirectorSIAC wishes to...
Carolinas-based provider receives the 2023 Police Dispatch Quality Award, the industry’s premier alarm management company honor. When it comes to the electronic security industry’s age-old challenge of managing falsely triggered alarms and minimizing unnecessary...
The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and The Monitoring Association (TMA), invite entries for the industry-sponsored “Sheriff/Private Security Partnership” award. “SIAC has a long history of successfully partnering with the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA)...
For more than 50 years, Pat Egan has been involved with the alarm industry. From small beginnings, he as grown to become an industry leader, a long-time supporter of SIAC and a good friend to many. “I'm proud to say Pat Egan is my friend and a long-time supporter of...
SIAC extends its congratulations to Kirk MacDowell for being honored with the prestigious Sara E. Jackson Memorial Award from the Electronic Security Association (ESA). As SIAC Chairman, his dedication exemplifies just one aspect of his many contributions to our...