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The City of Whittier, Calif., is preparing to adopt a new ordinance which will amend its Municipal Code pertaining to false alarms.

At the Greater Los Angeles Security Alarm Association’s General Meeting the focus was firmly on the future, with a panel discussion on PERS and the future growth possibilities of the offering, as well as the presentation of GLASAA/CAA Youth Scholarship Awards to two extremely talented high school students with bright futures.

The oldest central station in the country turned 140 years old this year.

System Sensor, St. Charles, Ill., launched a new online form that enables customers to request that System Sensor design their FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology® projects.

Life Safety Engineered Systems, a PSA Security Network owner company, was selected over 60 other partners for OfficeMax’s annual Vendor of the Year award.

A number of high-value, high-security facilities across the country have implemented Silent Knight’s FAAST (Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology) aspiration detector from System Sensor to provide highly accurate, early-warning smoke detection.

Commercial fire alarm panels traditionally have not been one of the most dynamic product development areas within the security industry — a situation that has arisen, some say, because of heavy code requirements. In recent years, however, fire alarm panel manufacturers have introduced several new capabilities that can save business customers money, enhance system performance, and even generate new recurring monthly revenue (RMR).

The effects of Hurricane Sandy, later evolving into Superstorm Sandy, were severe for the security industry as they were for everyone.