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Leadership Earns Fiske ESA’s Jackson Award

February 13, 2014

Sam Fiske, general manager and chief operating officer for Franklin, N.C.-based Smoky Mountain Systems, was honored with the Electronic Security Association’s (ESA) Sara E. Jackson Award during the 2014 ESA Leadership Summit in Orlando, Fla. The award is named in honor of ESA’s president from 1950-51.

Cellular Enables a New Breed of PERS Offerings

Forced communication changes to cellular — stemming from POTS’ elimination — along with the mobile capabilities it is enabling is producing a new breed of PERS offerings.

Heather Klotz-Young

January 14, 2014

Formally stated, Newton’s third law is: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. There are several “actions” generating change within today’s personal emergency response (PERS) offerings, all coming together in new offerings that are more responsive and capable than ever.

Holiday Spirit

Original Song Showcases Heart of Tuxedo Touch and Security Services

December 31, 2013

Honeywell's original song showcases holiday spirit...and the heart of the security industry.

Mace Partners With Videofied

Mace Central Station, Cleveland, Ohio, announced a new partnership program with Videofied.

December 13, 2013

Mace Central Station, Cleveland, Ohio, announced a new partnership program with Videofied. Mace CS is offering Videofied Indoor monitoring for the basic monitoring rate on new indoor accounts.

City Put Out of Fire Business: Part 2

In this two-part series, Les Gold expertly breaks down a major case for the fire alarm industry

Lessing E. Gold

December 13, 2013

In this two-part series, Les Gold expertly breaks down a major case for the fire alarm industry involving the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District. Part one, in the November issue, analyzed the illegal actions of the district and subsequent injunctions while part two breaks down the resulting modified permanent injunction

Fiber Converter Extends Fire Alarm System’s Reach & Surge Protection

ISC East

November 21, 2013

Silent Knight by Honeywell, Northford, Conn., released the SK-F485C Wire to Fiber Converter, designed to allow new and existing Silent Knight systems to significantly increase wire runs between fire alarm control panels and power supplies, while providing a major boost in surge protection.

Expanded Fire Alarm Trainings from Fire-Lite in 2014

ISC East 2013

November 21, 2013

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell, Northford, Conn., released its 2014 training program, covering a range of subject matter from fire alarm systems basics to sophisticated applications design and programming.

Integration of CO & Smoke Detectors

An increase in commercial carbon monoxide (CO) legislation pulls fire and CO detection closer together.

Heather Klotz-Young

October 1, 2013

In April and June of 2013 three people, a couple and an 11-year-old boy, died at the Best Western Blue Ridge Plaza in Boone, N.C.

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New Ruling in ADT V. Lisle-Woodridge Upholds Decision to Overturn Anti-Competitive Ordinance

August 8, 2013

Last year, a federal court ruled in favor of ADT and other alarm companies against the Lisle-Woodridge Fire District, stating the District did not have the right or authority to be in the fire alarm monitoring business, let alone monopolize it through an ordinance.

Wayne Alarm Systems Manager Appointed to NFPA 72 Code Committee

July 25, 2013

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) appointed Paul Silva, customer service manager for Wayne Alarm Systems, as the Central Station Alarm Association’s voting member to their NFPA 72 Supervising Station Systems Committee.