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A Guide to Selecting a Burglar Alarm Monitoring Company
A burglary occurs in the United States every 15 seconds, and about 3% of all homes are burglarized each year. Taking these statistics into consideration, sadly it's become necessary to have some form of security deterrent installed in your home. Installing a quality home security burglar alarm product within your home can be an excellent solution to home security, but any burglar alarm system is only as good as the burglar alarm monitoring company that you subscribe to.
When the burglar alarm system in your home is triggered, the burglar alarm monitoring company is automatically notified. The alarm monitoring company will then immediately phone the police or other relevant security services to notify them of break in crime that is currently in progress. Your burglar alarm system is connected to a burglar alarm monitoring company using special phone lines, and an alarm auto dialer component is normally installed, which automatically calls the monitoring company in the event of a break in. There are many companies to choose from when it comes to choosing a burglar alarm monitoring company, and these companies can vary considerably in the levels of service and competence that they provide.
Choosing a Burglar Alarm Monitoring Company
It's important to do a bit of research before choosing a burglar alarm monitoring company. Contact the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, and ask for a list of the member companies within your area. Your insurance company should also be able to provide you with a list of recommended monitoring companies for your area. Your neighbors and friends living in the area may also be able to recommend some alarm monitoring companies.
The National Burglar and Fire Association trains and certifies employees of burglar alarm monitoring companies – check that the employees of the monitoring company you intend to select have been certified by the National Burglar and Fire Association. Also check that the monitoring company participates in the Installation Quality Certification Program. Check how long the monitoring company has been in business. Also ensure that the monitoring company has the required local and/or state licenses to ensure that the company is legitimate.
Other important questions to ask before selecting a burglar alarm monitoring company include:
- Is the company's monitoring center open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day?
- Does the company have a backup monitoring center in the event of main monitoring center having a power failure? Alternatively, does the monitoring center have a backup power supply, and backup telephone lines?
- Check whether the burglar alarm system equipment that the the company uses is Underwriters Laboratory (UL) certified. Also check that the company's monitoring center is also UL certified.
The largest alarm monitoring companies nationally are ADT, Brink, and Protect America. ADT is by far the largest monitoring company nationally. In most cities you can find dealers authorized to sell ADT and Brinks burglar alarm systems. A representative of the alarm monitoring company should visit and inspect your home before you decide to use the monitoring company. This representative should make recommendations on the security equipment you home requires, and should also provide you with a written quote for this equipment.
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How did students see my mom pull the fire alarm in an emergency?
When a student fainted in my mother's class she told me she pulled the fire alarm to get attention? How did students see her pull the fire alarm? What would she have said before she pulled it? Do you think a student said something to help her pull the alarm? How did she make sure other classes did not evacuate as the alarm was to get medial attention. Someone told my mom to pull it if there was an emergency since there was no phone or cellphone in those days. How was it she had someone call 911 and she also pulled the alarm did she have a doubt about help coming?
Anymore answers?
If there was no phone or cell phone back then, it may've been a manual firealarm, perhaps only connected to the janitor/caretaker's office? So they'd see what room the emergency was in, and go look? Just a guess...
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Don't freak out or anything, but at 2 PM EST today, the US government will
sound a nationwide alarm. Barring a coincidence of cataclysmic proportion,
however, it will only be a test. It's all part of FEMA and the FCC's Emergency
Alert System (EAS), which is slated to be tried out on a nationwide level for
the very first time. If, like us, you've spent a healthy portion of your life
sitting in front of the TV, you're probably familiar with those monthly local
alerts that tend to flash across the screen smack dab in the middle of a
_Saved by the Bell_ rerun. That's basically what's gonna happen today across
the nation's television and radio networks. Some TV viewers will hear that
familiar "this is a test" message during the trial, though most will simply
see the word "test" run across their screens. The EAS would allow the
president to disseminate information to the public in times of real emergency,
which is why the government is so eager to make sure it actually works. All
told, it'll last about 30 seconds, so plan your End of the World party
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