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In This Issue
NBFAA News
Gain National Recognition for Your Company
NBFAA’s First Line of Defense program is a great way for your company to gain recognition for the work you do every day in protecting the lives and property of American citizens. NBFAA has recently extended the deadline to receive First Line of Defense applications to December 7, so you still have a chance to earn recognition as the winner or a finalist.
Tell us how an alarm system your company installed saved lives, averted property damage or aided in the apprehension of criminals.
The winner will be honored at the newly founded Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Nashville, Tenn. in June 2008. All finalists’ stories will be featured in NBFAA’s quarterly magazine Newsline throughout the year.
Here’s what one prior winner had to say:
“Receiving the 2006 First Line of Defense award was a great honor. The free trip and the coverage in the trade press and our local papers was wonderful, but the best part was having our salesman – who sold the customers the optional carbon monoxide (CO) detector that saved their lives – and the systems technician – who installed the system – and the central station operator – who called the fire department – to share in the excitement…,” said Wells Sampson, American Alarm president.
Visit www.alarm.org today for more information and to download an application.
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NBFAA Members Step Up and Respond
We’ve had a good response to our request for information on multigenerational and long-standing members, but more is still needed. We need your photos, your stories and your support to help make our 60th anniversary a memorable one.
As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebration, all 2008 members will receive a copy of a commemorative book, Tribute to a Legacy of Leadership. The book will highlight the history of the association and its members. If you are a multigenerational company or have been a member for many of these past six decades, please send us your information so we can speak with you more and honor your commitment in this one-of-a-kind publication.
We will also be distributing the book at the inaugural ESX event in Nashville and presenting copies to the Library of Congress. (More information about ESX.)
Photos can be sent to:
NBFAA
2300 Valley View Lane, Suite 230
Irving, TX 75062
if you have the information, include identification of who's in the photo and when and where it was taken. We will need a return address to send the photos back to you once we've finished with them. If you have a hi-res digital version of the photos, you can e-mail those to Georgia Calaway, NBFAA Director of Communications, Public Relations & Marketing at georgiac@alarm.org.
It has been an exciting 60 years, and with your help, we can make it a memorable celebration. To help contribute to this project, contact us today at (888) 447-1689 or send an e-mail to communications@alarm.org.
2008 Tribute Book Sponsorships Also Available for Members
There will be an entire section of the Tribute to a Legacy of Leadership devoted to current members. We will have a listing of all member companies, as well as stories in the Member Tribute section. This is also where members can show their support for the association and the work it does for members by purchasing a product ad or tribute sponsorship. Learn more about this opportunity .
NBFAA’s Newest Associate Member – Alarm Traders
NBFAA would like to welcome Alarm Traders as its newest associate member. Please visit their Web site to learn more about the products and services they offer.
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Alarm Traders specializes in the acquisition and sale of accounts in the alarm industry. Our management team, with 54 years of experience in the alarm industry, has provided financing for alarm dealers in the form of loans or monitoring contract purchases of approximately $600 million. Created in 2007 to provide liquidity in the market for alarm contracts, visit us today at www.alarmtraders.com to learn more! |
Reminder to All NTS Instructors
 Education Committee Chairman Paul Baran presents Larry Mann with the 2006 NTS Instructor of the Year Award. |
As we near the end of another successful training year, NTS wishes to remind all instructors that they are required to submit 1.2 CEU’s as part of maintaining their instructor certification.
Also, due to requirements from an increasing number of state licensing/regulatory agencies, NTS is now requiring resumes as part of the instructor accreditation and renewal process.
We are now required to submit “instructor qualifications” as part of the course accreditation process in numerous states. This requirement means that our courses will only be valid for “initial” licensing or “renewals” if the applicable course is taught by an approved instructor.
Since we do not wish to place our students in the possible position of having their class attendance and completion jeopardized, we are implementing the requirement that all instructors must submit a resume to remain on the active instructor roster.
While it is not our desire to loose even one instructor, we must act in the best interest of our students. If you do not have a current resume on file in the NTS office, or if you are not sure, please contact NTS at (866) 636-1687, or nts@alarm.org immediately.
Download NTS Continuing Education Renewal Forms
Give Thanks for the Many NTS Courses Available this Fall
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In a couple of weeks many of you will be sitting around a table surrounded by your closest family and friends. You’ll be giving thanks for the many blessings in your life and for the many more to come. As the holiday season approaches, NTS wants you to know that it will be business as usual. Many classes are available throughout the nation both in the classroom and online. If you have put off getting yourself and your technicians the training that your customers expect and deserve, then now is a good time to be thankful for the many opportunities available from NTS. |
Please use the following to contact NTS:
Send any hard copy correspondence to NTS at the following address:
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Life Safety Code Course & Workshop Networking 101 Understanding Alarm Systems Video System Technology |
Complete course descriptions and schedules are available at www.alarm.org in the Professional Development section. Classroom courses are listed by state and class type. Individuals in states where classes are not currently offered, who are interested in receiving training, should contact NTS.
Upcoming courses:
Advanced Burglar Alarm Technician
Nov. 13 – 14 – Ft. Walton, Fla.
Nov. 10 – 11 – Jackson, Miss.
Certified Alarm Technician (Level I)
Nov. 13 – 15 – Owings Mills, Md.
Nov. 15 – 17 – Greensville, S.C.
Nov. 28 – 30 – Riverside, Calif.
Nov. 28 – 30 – Long Island, N.Y.
Electronic Access Control
Nov. 14 – 15 – Rochester, N.Y.
Fire Alarm Installation Methods
Nov. 10 – 11 – Gaithersburg, Md.
Nov. 13 – 14 – Boston, Mass.
Nov. 13 – 14 – Teterboro, N.J.
Nov. 17 – 18 – Jackson, Miss.
Nov. 28 – 29 – Kansas
Nov. 28 – 30 – Buffalo, N.Y.
NBFAA & Chapter Calendar Highlights
Make Sure Your Chapter is Included in the 2008 Event Calendar
NBFAA has begun production on a 13-month (Dec. ’07 – Dec. ’08) calendar to be distributed to the membership. The calendar will include important dates for industry, association and chapter events.
The calendar, as part of NBFAA’s Diamond Jubilee 60th Anniversary celebration, will also feature photos and memorabilia from the last 60 years as an association. If you have information on a meeting or event in your state, send the information you have to communications@alarm.org and we’ll contact your chapter leaders. Time is limited so be sure to send the information today.
For a current listing of events for 2008, visit NBFAA’s Event Calendar online.
Chapter News
Tennessee Convention a Smashing Success
A Letter of Thanks from the Tennessee Burglar & Fire Alarm Association
The 2007 TBFAA Annual Convention & Trade Show is now history, but a great time was had by all who attended. Thanks to all the prayers for rain that we so badly needed after a summer of drought, the rain arrived on the opening day of our convention for the annual golf and sporting clay tournaments. The golfers and shooters still managed to have an awesome time, mainly because of the amazing members of this association and their “have a good time no matter what” attitude.
Thanks to Ronnie McAfee and Mark Webb for organizing the golf tournament which was held at the Quail Ridge Golf Course. The winners were as follows:
- 1 st Place : Larry McDaniel (ADI), Don Phillips (Southern Security Systems), Jeff Bryant (Fire Lite Alarms), and Daniel Perrygin (Southern Security Systems);
- 2 nd Place : Alex Mautz (Pyramid Alarms), Kevin Kremposky (Napco), Jim Migliaccio (Federal Alarm) and Larry Tincher (TEC);
- 3 rd Place : Kevin Fleming (State Systems), Graham McBride (State Systems) and Donnie Bray; Longest Drive: Jeff Bryant (Fire Lite Alarms);
- Closest to the Pin: Don Phillips (Southern Security Systems).
Thanks also to Ron Grimm with Design Communications for sponsoring our Golf Beverage Cart. The sale of golf mulligans raised more than $300 for the Butch Work Benevolence Fund.
Thanks to Johnny Tipps for organizing the Sporting Clay Tournament which was held at the Memphis Sport Shooting Association. The winners were:
- 1 st Place - Mike Walker (Professional Security Consultants & Design;
- 2 nd Place - Tim Travis (International Equipment Company) and
- 3 rd Place (TIE) - Lew Walters (Affiliated Central) and Bill Groves (Brinks Home Security).
Thanks to Rapid Response Monitoring for donating the Savage 110 7mm Remington Magnum gun for our benevolence fund drawing. We were able to raise $1,048 for the benevolence fund.
Thanks to Darren Mohr (Honeywell), Don Childers (Security Central), Jerry Phillips and Alan King (HID Global) for offering our CEU credits at the convention. The following companies were recognized at the annual meeting with Service Awards for the time and dedication given to TBFAA:
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ADS Security was recognized with an award for their continued support of TBFAA and bringing the most associates to the convention.
After a long day of CEU’s, the luncheon, annual meeting, and exhibits, more than 130 members boarded the Memphis Queen III for a dinner cruise down the Mississippi River. The Nite Life Band provided a huge variety of music including our all time favorite, Rocky Top, requested by our own John Knox. Knoxville (Home of the VOLS) was named after John, did ya’ll know that? Ronnie McAfee and Mark Webb (our in-house, self-certified doctors) were on board giving free exams to anyone that would let them! It was a great ending to a long day!
Thanks to Scott Slough, TBFAA President, the 2007 Board of Directors for a great year and to all those who attended the 2007 Annual Convention and Trade Show!
Member Benefit Spotlight
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Member News
Monitronics and Alarm.com Form Alliance
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Monitronics, one of the top alarm installing and monitoring firms in the U.S., has reached an agreement with technology firm Alarm.com that allows Monitronics dealers to offer the Alarm.com wireless and Web-enabled security technologies.
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ADT Ties in with Apartment Technology Firm
ADT Security Services announced today that it is linking services offerings with Multiband Corporation, a provider of technology services to the apartment/multi-dwelling unit housing industry.
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Bill Dito Joins Vector Security’s National Accounts Division
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Vector Security is proud to announce that Bill Dito recently joined the company’s National Accounts Division as a national accounts manager working out of Vector’s Dallas StaR Point office.
Dito, whose experience in the electronic security industry spans over twenty years, will bring his expertise and leadership to manage Vector’s business interests in the South Central U.S. region served from its Dallas office.
Member Product News
SentryNet + Cutting Edge Technology = Additional RMR
SentryNet has been working with new technologies to provide their dealers with programs designed to add recurring monthly revenue (RMR). Video verification is becoming more important with communities and municipalities looking to reduce dispatches. On another front, the Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) deadline is rapidly approaching and dealers are looking at all alternatives.
SentryNet is responding to the growing concern of municipalities requiring that alarms be verified before they respond. RSI Alarm’s Videofied is a proven technology and their system sends a video clip of the actual event that triggered the alarm direct to an operator’s screen in the central station.
SentryNet has decided to integrate Videofied into its systems as a means of verifying alarms and relaying important information to responding agencies in emergency situations.
SentryNet also recently added the AES/Intellinet new Advanced Wireless to Internet Communications System in their central station. This system is designed to support multiple mesh networks and connect them to the central station via the Internet. Several dealers have chosen this system as an excellent solution to the AMPS sunset issue. The AES/Intellinet system also enables dealers to expand their existing capabilities and can link multiple mesh networks to the central station.
NetLink’s Alternative Alarm Reporting Brought to You by Napco
Napco is optimizing the latest technology to transform security departments into onsite alarm monitoring receivers using campus or retail intranet. Put security staff directly online with their security system using their standard personal computer and Intranet/Internet and eliminate dedicated phone line costs.
Ideal in guard stations for faster dispatches, Napco’s NetLink does not require a dedicated central station receiver. Using a computer with Napco’s NetLink CS Software and the Internet or your won Intranet instead of phone lines for alarm reporting can save thousands of dollars in phone costs. Money saved can be better spent on other service and upgrade offerings. Configure NetLink for primary and/or backup reporting of alarms over a network in conjunction with telephone lines.
Napco’s two alternative alarm-panel NetLink Internet reporting modules can be used in new and retrofit applications. They communicate alarms over the Internet or Intranet over a network, securely using dynamic Internet protocol (IP) addressing. There is a NetLink Module for use with Napco alarm panels or any brand alarm panel.
ADI to Offer On-Q’s UStec Products
ADI, a wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products, recently announced an agreement with On-Q/Legrand to carry their UStec ceLAN and iLAN residential structured wiring products at branches throughout North America.
The ceLAN and iLAN series provide dealers with the wiring infrastructure needed to distribute and connect video, data, and voice signals for home entertainment, home networking, and home security and automation.
Available at ADI branches beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the ceLAN and iLAN series allow dealers to install a clean and professional structured wiring system. The modular design allows multiple cabinets to be linked together and populated with additional functionality at either the time of installation or in the future. In addition, the ceLAN and iLAN products are customizable, so installers can purchase and tailor the product to their needs.
NBFAA and Members in the News
Members in the News
Alarm, Monitoring Executives Explain How they Coped as SoCal Fires Raged
Security Sales & Integration
As the October firestorms torched the Southern California landscape, forcing the temporary evacuation of nearly 1 million people, alarm companies and monitoring stations worked feverishly responding to unprecedented volumes of emergency calls and signals.
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Security Alarm Company Remains Wired for Success
The Boston Globe (boston.com)
Its name, American Alarm & Communications Inc., connotes a big national company. But the Arlington-based company is actually a small family-owned business whose main service areas are Eastern and Central Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The 36-year-old company provides burglar and fire alarm and surveillance video systems for homes and businesses.
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Recent Press Releases
A Balanced Approach to Fire Protection Offers the Greatest Benefits
A balanced approach to fire protection that includes the installation of both fire detection and suppression systems will save lives according to NBFAA, and for that reason, NBFAA urges that consumers support two legislative initiatives now pending in Congress.
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