Tag: Rick Sheets
‘Monitoring is on the verge of a major transformation,’ says Rick Sheets
October 8, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — As the security industry pivots from reactive response to proactive threat detection, integrators are under increasing pressure to deliver smarter, more predictive ecosystems that not only safeguard homes but also earn customer trust, says Rick Sheets of Brinks Home.
Driven by advancements in AI and automation, monitoring services are evolving beyond basic alerts to offer contextual intelligence, personalized service and seamless integration with smart home technologies....
The future of fire and life safety is in standardization, technology
May 9, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Fire and life safety, a $10 billion market in the U.S., is a critical component of the monitoring industry and standardization is a necessary step to improving emergency response, according to industry experts.
What’s at stake
The total indirect costs from fire exceed $30 billion dollars annually in the U.S. Residential building fires, alone, accounted for 344,600 incidents in 2023, according to the U.S. Fire Administration, resulting in 2,890 deaths,...
Brinks Home reaches ‘standardized framework’
March 31, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
DALLAS – Brinks Home announced that its monitoring centers have earned UL certification for Alarm Validation Scoring (AVS-01), giving them the ability to provide Emergency Communications Centers with clearer information.
Designed by The Monitoring Association, the AVS-01 is a framework for alarm validation scoring that provides ECCs with the information needed to accurately assess the severity of an alarm and pass that information to the appropriate authorities before they arrive on-site.
“The...
Brinks Home achieves certification for AVS-01
March 25, 2025SSN Staff
DALLAS—Home security and alarm monitoring company Brinks Home has announced that its monitoring centers have earned UL certification for Alarm Validation Scoring (AVS-01).
With only a handful of certified companies, it marks a significant advancement in alarm verification practices, and through Brinks Home’s achievement, the certification reinforces the company’s commitment to improving emergency response and reducing false alarms.
The AVS-01 certification comes at a time...