Safe Zone, a manufacturer and marketer of gunfire detection systems, today announced the appointment of two new sales rep companies — Security Solutions Inc. and LRG Inc. — to strategically present the company’s solution for schools, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, health clubs, theaters and any other owner/operator of a public place where a threat can ensue.

The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced the onboarding of its 53rd PSAP in the United States: Charlotte County, Fla. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to PSAPs.   

Jade Alarm Company, the only independent, locally owned, UL Certified installation and central station monitoring company in the Kansas City region, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. 

Radius Security and Vancouver Fire is British Columbia’s largest, longest-established fire protection, fire safety and commercial security and monitoring company servicing municipalities in B.C., Alberta and Ontario.

Mayor Frank Klipsch and the city council of Davenport, Iowa have proclaimed the week of July 14– 20, 2019, as Child Safety Week. 

Alarm Detection Systems wants to make sure Aurora police officers have tools that can help protect them if an incident occurs like the one they faced on Feb. 15, 2019, at the Henry Pratt Company at 401 S. Highland Ave. on Aurora’s West side.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved ANSI/SIA CP-01-2019, a security systems standard for false alarm reduction features. The standard leverages technology, industry experience and common knowledge to pinpoint the causes of and decrease the frequency of false alarm dispatches, detailing recommended design features applicable to both residential and commercial properties protected by electronic security systems.

At its annual awards ceremony, the Wisconsin Electronic Security Association (WIESA) honored Stan Martin with the Bill Cooper Award, which recognizes the recipients’ professionalism in working on issues of importance to the alarm industry. 

The role of the monitoring center operator has experienced several incarnations.

Are there other options for high school students who choose not to attend college? The New Jersey Electronic Security Association (NJESA), which represents electronic security professionals, system integrators, fire alarm companies, manufacturers and distributors that do business in New Jersey, believes so, and is offering a class that will provide extensive training in the electronic security and life safety industry.