The first official annual meeting of the newly-named The Monitoring Association (TMA) will build on the previous successful meetings of the Central Station Alarm Association. TMA will welcome keynote speaker Jack Uldrich, a well-recognized global futurist, speaker and author of 11 books.

Johnston County, N.C., is the latest municipality to go live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and 911 centers, resulting in improved accuracy and speed of emergency response.

The Protection Bureau announced the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) has renewed its Five Diamond Certification of the company’s monitoring station. 

CSAA celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2015 with renewed emphasis on further improving its value to members.

The Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) board of directors formally approved the CSAA/Verisk Data Exchange Project at its October 11 annual meeting in Sonoma, Calif.

The 2015 CSAA International annual meeting in Sonoma, Calif., drew its highest attendance since 2008.

Among this year’s Central Station Excellence Awards finalists, one will find the characteristics of dedication, courage and ingenuity on the front lines, proving that they truly are the ‘best of the best’ in the alarm industry.