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Security Industry Alarm Coalition.

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 the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC SIAC

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 is the most effective program ever developed to reduce police dispatches to invalid alarms. It requires the alarm-monitoring central station to make two telephone calls in response to an alarm activation to try to verify the need for response and recommends that the second call be made to a cellular phone.

ECV has reduced the need for official response by 25 to 50 percent in some jurisdictions, says SIAC. SIAC is now launching a national initiative to encourage alarm companies and law enforcement to adopt the practice.

SIAC is also developing a centralized cen·tral·ize  
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 the alarm industry. Its Ordinance Tracking information System (OTIS) will provide comparative information on ordinances for the purpose of developing and revising alarm ordinances. It will also provide important information for alarm companies, monitoring firms, insurance companies, and proprietary providers.
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Title Annotation:Business News
Publication:Security Management
Date:Feb 1, 2005
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