Kirk MacDowell, an executive with a 39-year career in the electronic security industry, has been selected as the new chairman of the board for the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). SIAC is the industry’s liaison with law enforcement for dispatch reduction and alarm management issues. SIAC’s model alarm ordinance, developed in conjunction with national law enforcement leaders, is being adopted nationwide.
Resideo Technologies Inc., a global residential provider of comfort and security solutions and distributor of low voltage and security products, is donating $100,000 to help promote the work of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC).
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP), a supplier to the electronic security industry, has doubled its support for the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) with a $20,000 contribution.
The deadline is fast approaching for companies to compete for the Police Dispatch Quality award (PDQ), which will be presented in June at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Indianapolis.