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The Business Of Home And Commercial Alarm And Security Systems

By: Susan Banks Sr

Alarm systems are designed to defend lives and belongings if they are installed, used, and maintained properly. Statistics show that homes without a burglar alarm system (for example) are six times more likely to be targeted. Alarm systems are also great for fires and other crises. Alarm systems are installed strategically in conference with residential and commercial owners. Another benefit of alarm systems is that insurance companies will extend reduced premiums for building and/or homeowners insurance if the proper burglar and/or fire alarm systems are installed. And dont forget, Fire alarm systems are operative and on-duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

There are a multitude of contrasting applications for alarms. The most common are of course the fire and trespass types, but other applications are being unrolled at a hot pace. Think of applications such as medical alarm systems (also called personal emergency response systems, and medical alert devices). These systems are intended to trigger the EMS service in the event that a patient becomes injured, nauseated or ill.

Alarm systems can be stand-alone (i.e. a acoustic device is set off in the event of an intrusion or fire circumstance), or they may be observed by an external monitoring company. Remote alarm systems are utilized to plug into the control unit to a predetermined monitor of some sort, and they come in many different configurations. Phone lines are traditionally utilised to send a signal when an alarm event (fire, break-in, etc.) occurs. These systems are interfaced with an auto-dialer that will automatically apprize the fire or law enforcement divisions in the event of burglary or fire. Most monitored burglar alarm systems are fitted out with sophisticated battery and/or cellular backup systems that step in straight away should your power or phone link fail. This prevents a would-be thief from altering the phone line to preclude the alarm system from notifying the monitoring service.

Some alarm systems are tied to video surveillance systems so that current video of an intrusion area can be instantly displayed on a remote monitor, not to mention recorded. With new technology, alarm systems are not only available as hardwired devices, but also as wireless. The introduction of wireless alarm technology means that new sensors can be added quickly and easily without the need to run wires back to a control panel.

One of the major downsides to alarm systems are false alarms. When an alarm system is not properly installed, used or maintained, the number of calls for police and fire dispatches may increase. In many municipalities the alarm owner may be fined or cited if the alarm system becomes a nuisance. But this being said, in 1994 the International Association of Chiefs of Police passed a Board Resolution stating that professionally installed and monitored alarm systems are useful instruments to deter crime and provide peace of mind for residential and business owners.

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Susan is a contributing editor to Fuzing.com. This article is brought to you in conjunction with trade leads from the Access Control area of our Business to Business site.

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