Tag: Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP)
Florida county launches ASAP Service
January 20, 2026SSN Staff
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Osceola County, located within the Orlando metropolitan area, has announced that it is now live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) Service, a technology that automates alarm notifications and significantly reduces the burden on 911 telecommunicators in the county’s emergency communications center (ECC).
In 2025, the ECC handled more than 12,000 alarm notifications. Post implementation of ASAP, the center is expected to save telecommunicators between...
Northborough Police Dept. becomes first in Massachusetts to go live with ASAP
November 6, 2025SSN Staff
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.—The Northborough Police Department (NPD) has become the first law enforcement agency in Massachusetts to go live with the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) Service, which automates the exchange of alarm information between alarm monitoring companies and emergency communications centers (ECCs).
NPD deployed ASAP View, a web-based solution that enables faster, more accurate alarm delivery directly to emergency communications personnel. For Northborough, ASAP View provided...
TMA’s fresh vision for a connected future
November 5, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Whitney A. Doll as CEO and Alan Gillmore as president - two leaders with visions that promise to shape the future of professional monitoring.
Evolving education and workforce development
Both leaders emphasized the need to modernize TMA’s educational offerings to keep pace with rapid technological change. Doll highlighted AI, cybersecurity, and data...
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office launches ASAP Service
October 22, 2025SSN Staff
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn.—The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has announced that it has launched ASAP (Automated Secure Alarm Protocol) Service, a digital alarm service that automates the exchange of alarm information between alarm monitoring companies and emergency communications centers (ECCs).
The service marks a significant milestone in HCSO’s ongoing efforts to enhance public safety operations and support its emergency communications staff.
By automating alarm...
COPS Monitoring launches ASAP
August 26, 2025SSN Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ — COPS Monitoring, a provider of professional monitoring services in North America, has announced the official launch of ASAP (Automated Secure Alarm Protocol) across its network of UL-listed monitoring stations.
This technology enables the direct electronic transmission of alarm data to public safety answering points (PSAPs), significantly enhancing response times and accuracy.
ASAP eliminates the need for traditional phone calls to 911 centers by securely transmitting...
Tampa Police Department implements ASAP Service to handle alarm notifications
April 14, 2025SSN Staff
TAMPA, Fla.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that the Tampa (Florida) Police Department (TPD) recently implemented its ASAP Service to lessen the impact of alarm/sensor-generated calls that its 911 communications center receives.
The solution leverages the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), which was developed jointly by TMA and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO).
Each year, the center handles about 300,000 calls for emergency service and...
Adams County, Colo., enhances public safety with ASAP implementation
March 18, 2025SSN Staff
COMMERCE CITY, Colo.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that the Adams County Communications Center Authority (ADCOM911) has completed implementation of the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) Service.
ADCOM911 went live with the service on March 4, becoming the 149th emergency communications center (ECC) in the U.S. and fourth in Colorado to adopt the ASAP program
The ECC dispatches emergency services for multiple law-enforcement agencies, including the Adams County...
Orange County, N.C., ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol
August 2, 2024SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that the Orange County Emergency Services, Public Safety Communications Division became the 146th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 14th in the state of North Carolina to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring...
Buncombe County ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol
July 11, 2024SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that the Buncombe County Public Safety Communications Center (BCPSC) became the 145th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 13th ECC in the state of North Carolina to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring centers...
Florida ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol
May 21, 2024SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that the Palm Beach County Fla. Sheriff's Office became the 144th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the U.S. and the 11th in the state of Florida to implement TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring centers to ECCs.
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