False alarms plague the security industry. According to the Urban Institute, 90-99% of all security alarm calls received by police are false. The ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing says the ...

Traditional standalone security systems have inherently faced challenges related to false alarms and false dispatches. The integration of situational-awareness technologies presents a proven solution ...

There’s a huge misconception when it comes to handling noise in security operations. No two companies are exactly the same – and similarly, when it comes to noise reduction, there is no “one-size-fits ...

If there is one person who understands the importance of a silent alarm button on a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus, it’s VTA operator Carlos Zarate. Recently, NBC Bay Area showed ...

Los Gatos will start charging residents for their home alarm systems next year — and could even issue fines for too many false alarms. The town will require homeowners with security alarms to pay for ...

As AI-driven video verification reshapes expectations, Wes Usie argues the industry’s legacy alarm model is not just outdated, it’s fundamentally broken. Wes Usie, the founder and president of ...

DIORIO SHOWS US WHAT THESE CALLS HAVE COST OVER TIME. BETWEEN TIME, MANPOWER AND FUEL. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GET THESE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT UP AND RUNNING FOR A CALL. AND ...

Encinitas will be tripling many of its fees for responding to false fire alarm calls in an effort to reduce the “nuisance” incidents that the fire department responds to each year. “It’s a behavior we ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...