1. Sources of more information & help
Chapter 14
Alarms: The First Line of Defense
Sources of more information & help

2. The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association
NBFAA Can Help
An association of installing & monitoring alarm dealers provides:
Seminars
Training
Guides
User Brochures
Lists of qualified dealers
The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association
(301) or

3. FARA Can Help!
The False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA): An association of government-employed alarm ordinance managers from all over the country.
FARA’s “How to Develop and Implement a False Alarm Reduction Program”
The False Alarm Reduction Association (301)

4. For More Information! CANASA - Canadian Alarm & Security Association
CSAA - Central Station Alarm Association
IACP- International Chiefs of Police
SACOP- State Association of Chiefs of Police
SIA - Security Industry Association
State & Local Alarm Organizations
Don’t just join a security association, become active in it.
All of these organization have very helpful tools such as manuals, seminars, and guidelines designed to reduce false alarms. The following groups have helped to bring you this seminar- they are all listed in the audience handout.
Achieve, Inc.
AIREF - Alarm Industry Education & Research Foundation
CANASA - Canadian Alarm and Security Association
CSAA - Central Station Alarm Association
Jan and Associates
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Police
NBFAA - National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
OBFAA - Ohio Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
OBFAA - Oregon Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
Portland, Oregon Bureau of Police
PBFAA - Pennsylvania Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
Security Distributing and Marketing
SIA - Security Industry Association
The Management Support Group
WBFAA - Wisconsin Burglar and Fire Alarm

5. Alarms: The First Line of Defense
1- Introduction
2- What is an Alarm System
3- What is A False Dispatch
4- Impact of False Dispatches
5- Causes of False Dispatches
6- Preventing False Dispatches
7- User Controls
8- Sensors
9- The Control
10- The Central Station
11- How Authorities Respond
12- What to expect for Alarm Co.s
13- The Alarm Ordinance
14- Sources of Information
15- Site Survey
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