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...
Frisco, TX (June 6, 2023) – CPI Security has earned the prestigious 2022 Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) award. The award will be presented at the upcoming Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Louisville, Kentucky. The PDQ award honors a security firm that best...
Kirk MacDowell founder and CEO of MacGuard Security Advisors, Inc. has been honored with the prestigious William N. Moody Award. The award will be presented at the SIAC awards presentation and reception at 5:00 pm on June 6 at the Electronic Security EXPO in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ronald “Ron” Walters has retired as director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) after a stellar career that included work in law enforcement, corporate security, an alarm company owner and director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition.
It is with deep sadness, but also gratitude for the privilege of having a good friend and colleague, that I share that Ron Walters passed away following a brief stay in hospice care. All of us at SIAC, and his many friends and colleagues, wish to express our condolences to his sister Connie and his children Laura, Melissa and son Frankie.