1. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-1 Chapter 15 Performing a Site Survey –Meeting the Consumers Needs. –Designing the system. Alarms: The First Line of Defense

2. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-2 Security Survey Walk Inside Walk Outside Use a Diagram

3. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-3 Burglars Favorite Entrances First Floor 81% Garage 9% Basement 4% Unlocked 4% Second Floor 2% “The Effectiveness of Burglar Alarms” Hakim & Buck 1991

4. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-4 Burglars Favorite Entrances Front Door 47 % Back Door 32% Window 22% Breakdown of First Floor Entries “The Effectiveness of Burglar Alarms” Hakim & Buck 1991

5. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-5 Doors Most Common Point of Entry Consider Interior Doors Look for Boarded Up Doors

6. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-6 Windows Can sense all windows or Use Interior Traps

7. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-7 Floor, Ceiling, Roof Can access be gained? Is there room for wiring?

8. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-8 Walls Hollow or Solid Vibrations Common Walls

9. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-9 Interior Areas Temperature Pets Moving Objects

10. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-10 Operation or Lifestyle Learn the Home Users Lifestyle Learn the Business’ Operation

11. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-11 KISS Keep it Simple Easy to Operate Easy to Live With

12. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-12 System Design What information do you need to design a system for the following locations?

13. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-13 Flintstone Residence Bedroom #1 Bedroom # 2 Bedroom # 3 Kitchen Dining Room TV Room Living Room Bathroom

14. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-14 Jetson Residence Bedroom #2 Study Foyer Kitchen Dining Room Living Room Bathroom First Floor Bedroom #1 Bedroom #2 Bedroom # 3 Steps Bathroom Unfinished Furnace Room Steps Attic Second Floor First Floor Basement Second Floor

15. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-15 Barneys Antiques Sales Admin. Warehouse Bathroom

16. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-16 Questions ?

17. © 1999 National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association 15-17 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 5 Minute Break 10 Minute Break 60 Minute Lunch 30 Minute Lunch The End Close Program