Texas News
- ADI – Austin, TX Expo – Tuesday, June 26, 2018
TBFAA will offer the National Electrical Code (NEC) Low Voltage Update. Taught by – Kelly Ryan, TBFAA President this course will meet the Texas DPS state licensing requirement for an update on the National Electrical Code (NEC). Learn how the NEC applies to low voltage systems. Review requirements for panel accessibility, connections, protection of wiring, grounding, plenums, risers, & more.
Door to Door Sales
- BBB warns consumers about switching alarm companies
5.31.18 – fox2now.com – St. Louis – Better Business Bureau warns consumers to use caution when approached by door-to-door salespeople that urge them to switch alarm companies.
Public Safety Updates
- Pflugerville ISD will remove fire alarm levers following Parkland shooting
5.30.18 – KHOU.com – Pflugerville, TX – Fire alarm pulls are designed to keep people safe, but the Board of Trustees in Pflugerville ISD worry that’s not reality in schools.
Industry News
- Amherst Alarm Acquires Eastern States Sentinel Alarm
5.30.18 – SDM – Amherst Alarm announced it has acquired Eastern States Sentinel Alarm Services of West Seneca, N.Y., stating the merger of the two companies’ operations will be effective immediately. - Whisker Labs’ AI-Driven Ting Could be Huge Breakthrough in Fire Prevention
5.30.18 – CEPro – Exploiting Whisker Labs’ machine-learning heritage, the Ting IoT device plugs into any wall outlet, detecting electromagnet anomalies across the entire electrical network, and warning homeowners of potential arcs and faults that could lead to dangerous fires. - Alarm.com Adds Direct Emergency Connection Feature to Mobile App
6.1.18 – SSI – The new Smart Signal feature directly connects a user to their monitoring station to verify an alarm event, cancel a false alarm or trigger a panic alert. - ADS makes second buy in Miss. this month
5.30.18 – SSN – Nashville, TN – ADS Security, a regional security and automation company headquartered here, made its second buy in Mississippi this month with the completed acquisition of approximately 1,400 customer accounts of Alarm One Inc. in Columbus. The newly acquired accounts will be serviced by ADS Security’s existing branch in Columbus.
Legislative News
| Bill Text | Description | History |
| NCHB01064 Text |
Req. Implementation of Text/SMS 911 for PSAPs. Status: 06/01/2018 : Ref To Com On Appropriations on 06/01/2018 |
History |
State & National News
- U.S. gains 223,000 jobs, unemployment at 18-year low of 3.8 percent
6.1.18 – Associated Press – U.S. employers extended a streak of solid hiring in May, adding 223,000 jobs and helping lower the unemployment rate to an 18-year low of 3.8 percent from 3.9 percent in April. - 7 Sneaky Ways Burglars Can Break into Your House
5.14.18 – MSN – Most of the time, they’re not ‘breaking’ in at all – ‘Most burglars aren’t using ladders or ropes or digging holes to get into your home,’ says Emily Patterson, a home security expert for ASecureLife.com. According to her research, an overwhelming majority of burglars enter homes through the doors and windows. Thirty-four percent use the front door, while 22 percent get in through the back door. Twenty-three percent use first-floor windows. - Controversial Fox Valley Shooting Range could open in a month …
6.2.18 – Chicago Tribune – The building will have more than 50 closed-circuit cameras that Elgin police will be able to access in real time and an alarm system connected to the police … - Mandatory 10-digit dial goes into effect for Central Coast
6.3.18 – KSBY San Luis Obispo News – This will affect fax machines, call forwarding, alarm and gate systems, and even emergency dispatch systems. Calls to 911 will not change. The current 805 area …
Business Tips
- Don’t Get Sued: The Importance of Proper Employee Agreements
5.28.18 – SSI – Legal expert Ken Kirschenbaum shares a recent ADT lawsuit to shed light on the importance of proper employment agreements and arbitration clauses. - Advice: Stop Relying Solely on Floor Plans and Start Taking Pictures
5.28.18 – SSI – Shane Clary presents real-world examples of how pictures and site visits can fill in the details that floor plans may miss during systems design. - Why Innovation Is Key to Keeping Pace With Rise of Subscription …
5.30.18 – Security Sales & Integration – Super-regional and national alarm monitoring companies especially have recognized that innovation is even more important as the alarm and premises control … - 10 Tips to Capture More Commercial Business
6.1.18 – CEPro – Opportunities abound for residential integrators to take their system design and installation talents to commercial customers. We explore what restaurants/bars and hospitality owners want, and examine a healthcare project success story.
How to Get More More Residential Security Business With A/V …
6.1.18 – Security Sales & Integration – I recall in the early years of the alarm industry, in the 1960s and ’70s, alarm dealers would talk about whoever owns “the last mile” into the home, wins. The new … - 5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid for Reducing Security Project Failures
5.31.18 – Security Sales & Integration – A career as a security project manager can be exciting and challenging. By taking a moment to devise strategies to avoid common missteps, you can reduce the risk of project failure. - Five ways a sales leader can find and win new accounts
5.30.18 – SSN – For a million valid reasons that are beyond the scope of this column, commercial security has evolved into an industry of account management - Just Say No: How to Avoid Costly Distractions at the Office
5.30.18 – SSI – Paul Boucherle explains why staving off myriad potential distractions means learning how to say no – a lot.
Fire & EMS News
- CA: Broken fire alarm at San Jose apartments that burned was flagged in …
5.30.18 – The Mercury News – San Jose – A fire alarm that didn’t work when flames roared through … - CT: Shelton Fire Department Weekly Calls
5.30.18 – Valley Independent Sentinel – #5 responded to a fire alarm activated. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded. On 05/21/18 at 2:29 pm the Huntington … - MA: Cohasset police log, May 21-27
6.2.18 – Wicked Local – 7:46 a.m.: A general fire alarm was reported at Super Stop & Shop on Chief Justice Cushing Highway. Fire personnel reported nothing showing and reset the … - MA: Police/Fire
5.30.18 – Gloucester Daily Times – 5:12 a.m.: Firefighters dispatched to fire alarm. No smoke, no fire…. - MA: Swampscott police log, May 22-26
6.2.18 – Wicked Local – 10:14 p.m.: A fire alarm was reported. … - NY: Man Arrested for Pulling Fire Alarm at Oneida County Office Building
5.28.18 – WIBX AM 950 – According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, Yamil Montalvo was placed into custody for activating a fire alarm at the Oneida County Office building when no … - OH: Police Report
5.31.18 – Circleville Herald – 911 caller from Wyngate advising that a resident pulled the fire alarm and that they spoke with someone 15 mins ago and they need the fire department on … - OK: No smoke alarms in Graydon Street apartment where child died in fire
5.31.18 – Claremore Daily Progress – Savannah Fire says the apartment home did not have any smoke alarms. … State officials tell us there’s really no excuse to not have a smoke alarm in your home … - TX: Body Found After Carbon Monoxide Leak Call, Suspect Wanted For …
5.30.18 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth – Carrollton firefighters discovered a crime scene after an alarm company called 911 to report a carbon monoxide leak. When crews arrived … - TX: Neighbor named suspect in slaying of man found dead in Carrollton …
5.30.18 – Dallas News – An alarm company reported that a carbon monoxide alarm was going off, and a neighbor also called emergency workers to report a dog barking, which the … - VT: Multiple departments respond to fire alarm at National Life Building
6.2.18 – WCAX – Montpelier, Vt. A fire alarm at the National Life Building in Montpelier Saturday. According to firefighters, the call came in around 2:45 p.m. for smoke … - WA: Prosecutor waiting for accused CBC gunman to establish competency
5.30.18 – KEPR 19 – Franklin County prosecutors said the man accused of showing up to Columbia Basin College (CBC) intoxicated, armed with a shotgun, and pulling a fire alarm …
Crime News
- AL: Montgomery food bank damaged during break-in attempt
5.30.18 – WSFA – According to MAFB CEO Richard Deem, early Tuesday morning they received a call from the alarm company that the building alarm was going off. Deem says … - AZ: Williams 911: week of May 30
5.30.18 – Williams News – Officers responded to an alarm at golf course club house… - CA: Clearlake Police: Saturday, May 26
5.30.18 – Lake County News – 06:41 Residential Alarm occurred on …. Front door motion/restore code entered but alarm company couldn’t contact resp. Disposition: Log … - CA: Inside Job? Pot Grow Operator Thinks So After 70 Pounds Are Stolen
5.28.18 – CBS Denver – “We were getting bombarded with messages, and emails, from our alarm system,” said Ryan Fowler, owner of Redeye Releaf. Fowler told CBS4’s Dillon Thomas … - CA: Neighbors’ Tips Lead To Arrest Of Break-In Suspect In Poway
5.31.18 – Patch.com – Poway, CA – A burglary suspect was arrested this week in Poway after one resident heard a neighbor’s alarm, contacted law enforcement and another resident … - FL: Little Caesars employee shoots and kills attacker who wore scary …
5.28.18 – NBC4i.com – He turns off the lights and sets the alarm before going outside, WKMG reported. As he was leaving, police say he was ambushed. “As he stepped out of the door, .. - FL: One man arrested, three others at large in Lee County home burglary
5.29.18 – WTVD-TV – The man who lives at the home said he left around 1:05 p.m. and got a notification on his phone around 2:30 p.m. that his alarm system had been activated. - FL: Thieves crash car into Metro PCS store in smash-and-grab robbery …
5.29.18 – Orlando Sentinel – Deputies responded to multiple alarm calls around 6:00 a.m. and found a blue Toyota smashed inside the front door of the … - KS: Two JoCo cell phone retailers broken into early Thursday
5.31.18 – The Dispatch – About an hour after Olathe Police received their alarm, Shawnee officers were being dispatched to a similar alarm at the Sprint Store … - LA: Thibodaux man arrested after police respond to burglary alarm
5.31.18 – Daily Comet – Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a burglary alarm at Carolyn’s Lounge on West Main Street at about 4:40 a.m, authorities said. After they … - MA: Bridgewater police log, May 18-24
6.2.18 – Wicked Local – 6:36 p.m.: A burglar alarm was reported. Police checked the property and reported all appeared sure. … - MA: Concord police log, May 6-19
6.2.18 – Wicked Local – 12:27 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported at CLMP. 12:37 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported. Police were unable to contact … - MA: Man climbs into Dunkin’ Donuts window, immediately leaves
5.28.18 – WTOP – Police say they responded to a security alarm at a shop in Methuen on Sunday morning and saw video surveillance footage showing a man pushing the … - MA: Rochester Police Log: May 20-26
5.31.18 – Wicked Local – 9:02 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported … - MA: Wenham police log, April 27-May 21
6.2.18 – Wicked Local – 2:23 p.m.: A burglar alarm was reported … - MI: Owner, 60, killed inside Detroit bar
5.29.18 – The Detroit News – The entry to the bar triggered its alarm, and the owner responded to that alarm. By the time police reached the victim, he was lying on the ground, dead, though … - MI: Siler charged in Walmart crash
5.31.18 – Coldwater Daily Reporter – When Branch County Sheriff deputies arrived less than 10 minutes after the alarmwas received by the company — and only moments after they received the call … - MN: Another burglary in the Dufferin Park neighborhood in this week’s …
6.2.18 – SW News Media – May 28: Officers responded to a burglary alarm at a business. A window had been broken but nothing was missing. The case is … - NC: 1 charged after armed home burglary caught on video near Sanford
5.29.18 – CBS17.com – The homeowner was alerted by his home alarm system, which included at least three video cameras. The thieves took two pistols, a safe containing cash and … - NC: Police: Little Caesars employee attacked by man in clown mask
5.29.18 – WRAL.com – Surveillance video shows the employee being ambushed Saturday around midnight as he was turning off the lights and setting the alarm in the Holly Hill … - NC: Second suspect arrested in Lee County burglary caught on video
6.2.18 – WRAL.com – Homeowner Alex Hall Leggette, who was not home at the time, got a notification that his alarm had been tripped and was able to watch men with guns move … - NE: Accused burglar apparently likes Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
5.30.18 – Grand Island Independent – A man who broke in to Dairy Queen early Saturday morning had a sweet tooth. Joseph Lewandowski was carrying a bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups when … - NJ: Masked burglars use blow torches to break into Budd Lake ATM
5.30.18 – New Jersey Herald – Around 3 a.m. Thursday, May 24, Mount Olive police received an alert from the alarm system at the Route 46 bank. The caller from the alarm company indicated … - NY: Geneseo police activity report
6.1.18 – The Livingston County News – Responded to a burglar alarm. - OH: Conneaut police
6.2.18 – The Star Beacon – Police investigated a burglar alarm heard at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday … - OH: Lights and Sirens: Man bitten by cat
5.29.18 – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum – Incidents. A false alarm was received. 9:38 am. An overtime parking complaint was investigated … - OH: Police Report
6.2.18 – Circleville Herald – Alarm company advising of activation on front door of UDF. Business checks OK. Traffic stop at Avon and Fairview. Verbal warning for equipment. Unit checking … - PA: Teen, his girlfriend accused of hiring hitman to kill jeweler father
6.2.18 – WGAL Lancaster – Investigators also believe Shaughnessy’s parents’ home alarm system was accessed remotely from Shaughnessy’s computer in College Station. Someone had … - SC: Armed homeowner detains burglar
6.1.18 – Chronicle Independent – Dispatchers received an alarm activation notice from the residence at 1:22 a.m. Tuesday, according to the press release; deputies arrived seven … - SC: Man Finds Burglar Assaulting 11-Year-Old Son, Holds Him at …
5.30.18 – WLTX.com – The homeowner told deputies screams from his 11-year-old son, along with a burglar alarm, woke he and his family at their home on … - SD: Police Briefing: Stolen Guns Linked to Gangs, Business Break Ins …
6.1.18 – KSOO News – Also in the briefing, three teenagers where apprehended after an alarm was triggered from a business where a glass door … - TX: County deputies answer calls
5.28.18 – Houston Herald – A deputy was dispatched at about 1:40 a.m. May 23 after Alarm Central reported a glass breakage alarm going off at a building.
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NESA Board of Directors
- President – Chris Russell
- Vice President & – Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Craig Bober
- Secretary – Kathleen Schraufnagel
- Treasurer and Arkansas Security Alarm Assn. Director – Rick Howell
- Past President – Jordon Brown
- Kansas Electronic Security Alliance Director – Vacant
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Steven Brekel
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Kelly Ryan
- Associate Director – Brian Villari
- Executive Director – Brad Shipp
- Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Brian Shrake
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Danna Fowble
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Rex Adams