Preventing false alarms on an intrusion or fire system is a key priority for dispatching agencies. Estimates indicate that over 90% of all alarm calls to police are actually false alarms. As a result, police are applying resources to situations unnecessarily and their response times on real alarms are often slower due to the “boy…

Did you know you are supposed to test your security system on a regular basis? The system or the monitoring company will typically alert you to any issues apparent on the system. However, the best practice is to test it yourself as well. There could be other factors unrelated to the alarm itself that you…