Latest False alarm Stories
MUNICH and HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, November 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss commune Oberwil is working with a central, easy and reliable alarm system management via IP phones now, without additional installation and operation costs. Using "AND Phone Broadcast" every employee receives an information as soon as the alarm system is activated. This way false alarms can be avoided outside regular business hours. In the past the fixed activation of the security system at...
Sonitrol Features Verified Audio Detection, not Affected by DPD Announcement DETROIT and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Detroit Police Department's decision to enact a verified response policy for burglar alarms in the city has alarm companies scrambling for answers, but not Sonitrol Tri-County. Sonitrol pioneered verified electronic security systems nearly 50 years ago and already protects many Detroit businesses with its unique audio verification...
FRISCO, Texas, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Eau Claire, Wisconsin police department reports a dramatic decrease in calls for service thanks to a program developed with the Wisconsin Electronic Security Association (WIESA). Between 2005 and 2011 alarm dispatches dropped by 50 percent thanks to the implementation of proven strategies developed by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. "Our mutual goal is for our community to benefit...
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2010/PRNewswire/ --As the holiday season is celebrated, many people unknowingly place their homes at risk for burglaries. "Many families have begun stocking their homes with gifts," said Matthew De Gennaro, vice president of Staten Island, N.Y.-based Video Surveillance Corp. "Criminals know this, and they're aware that many homes are left unattended this time of year as owners spend more time worshipping, shopping, partying, traveling, dining out, and visiting friends and...
FRISCO, Texas, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the UNC Charlotte are recommending the best way to measure the effectiveness of programs that reduce police dispatches to burglar alarms. Traditionally, public safety agencies and regulators have utilized statistics showing the percentage of police dispatches where officers did not identify a crime when responding to the call. Researchers say that method can be misleading. "Alarm systems are a proven method of protecting life and...
RESTON, Va., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cernium announced today that Sentinel Silent Alarm, Hawaii's oldest and largest locally owned security alarm company, will now offer customers Cernium's CheckVideo(TM) intelligent video alarm verification solution. CheckVideo will allow Sentinel to provide greater protection to its customers while maintaining the company's heritage of excellent service and low false alarm rates. CheckVideo transforms the way that central stations monitor and verify...
FRISCO, Texas, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 32 million alarm systems in use throughout the United States, public safety and alarm industry leaders are designing proven programs to reduce the number of false alarms. "Public safety officials recognize the important role alarm systems play in protecting life and property," said Stan Martin, executive director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). "Our shared goal is protecting the public." Working with SIAC, police...
RESTON, Va., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Cernium Corporation announced today that Amcest, one of the nation's leading alarm monitoring companies, will provide Cernium's CheckVideo(TM) intelligent video verification solution to its dealer network. CheckVideo will augment Amcest's monitoring services to include intelligent video filtering and video alarm verification. CheckVideo transforms the way that central stations monitor and verify alarms by performing real-time analysis of monitored...
A New York firefighter, angry that his company on City Island faces staffing cuts, allegedly went on a false alarm spree in the Bronx enclave. Nicholas Vrettos, 30, who has been with Ladder Company 53 for six years, is charged with pulling fire alarms and calling in false reports of fires to 911 during a 45-minute rampage last week, sources told the New York Daily News. He reportedly made some of the calls from his body shop. The false alarms followed Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta's...
New study finds that household photoelectric alarms are more likely to remain workingIf you thought all smoke alarms were equally effective, think again. According to a recent study by researchers from the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) and the University of Washington in Seattle, photoelectric smoke alarms are much more likely to remain functioning after installation than are ionization alarms. Ionization alarms are the most common type found in U.S....
