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Residential

First Response acquires competitor

May 6, 2015Amy Canfield

BEAVERTON, Ore.—First Response Systems, an installation, monitoring and alarm response company based here, has acquired one of its competitors, ESDS Corporation, also based here.First Response gained about $5,000 in RMR in the deal, company VP Jesse Foglio told Security Systems News. About 70 percent of the acquired accounts are residential, he said.First Response has customers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Almost all of the ESDS accounts fall within that territory, “which made the...

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News and Notes

Mission 500 breaks record at ISC West; seeks aid for young Nepal victims

May 6, 2015Amy Canfield

MIAMI—Mission 500, the non-profit initiative focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, broke its record and raised more than $120,000 at ISC West this year through its sixth annual Security 5K/2K Run/Walk and other events. Meanwhile, the group is seeking new donations to help children displaced as a result of the devastating April 25 earthquake in Nepal. Go here for information. So far, with help from the security industry, it...

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20 Under 40

'20 under 40' 2012 - Jesse Foglio

May 22, 2012Tess Nacelewicz

Jesse Foglio, 31 Systems manager First Response Systems Beaverton, Ore. How did you get into the security industry? First Response is a family-owned business started by my father, Dave, as a traditional guard company. So, when I was about 16, I started working as a security guard. And about two years later, I started working on the electronics side of First Response, working out in the field as an apprentice, installing alarm systems and fire systems and cameras and access control. I joined...

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Residential

First Response Systems buys competitor

January 13, 2011Tess Nacelewicz

BEAVERTON, Ore.—First Response Systems, a full service installation, monitoring and response company based here with accounts throughout Oregon and Washington, recently acquired Northwest Sound & Security of Portland, Ore., a competitor for 12 years. “This acquisition was really to gain RMR and boost market share through the elimination of a competitor,” Jesse Foglio, systems manager for First Response, told Security Systems News. First Response, which is a family-owned business...

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