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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...

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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...

Adams County Communications Center Authority (ADCOM911), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), computer-aided dispatch (CAD), Emergency Communications Center (ECC), Joel Estes, The Monitoring Association (TMA)


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NMC achieves UL listing for AVS-01

February 24, 2025SSN Staff

LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center (NMC), a provider of advanced professional monitoring services, has attained the ANSI/TMA AVS-01 certification, joining an exclusive group as one of the first monitoring centers nationwide to achieve this distinction. This certification underscores NMC’s commitment to delivering the highest alarm verification and security response standards. Developed by The Monitoring Association (TMA), UL Solutions, and other key stakeholders,...

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SimpliSafe achieves Alarm Validation Scoring Standard (AVS-01) certification

February 5, 2025SSN Staff

BOSTON—SimpliSafe, a manufacturer of smart home security systems, has announced that its Richmond, Va. monitoring center is now UL-listed for the Alarm Validation Scoring Standard (AVS-01). AVS-01 is a standardized method for classifying and reporting home burglary alarms between monitoring centers and public safety organizations. The certification further demonstrates SimpliSafe's commitment to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency responses and enhancing...

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The CMOOR Group celebrates 25 years of innovation in industry training, compliance

February 3, 2025SSN Staff

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The CMOOR Group, a pioneer in security industry education and compliance solutions, has announced its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter century of innovation and leadership in the security industry. Founded in 2000 by Connie and Chris Moorhead, the company has evolved from developing custom training solutions to becoming an industry leader in comprehensive training, continuing education, and compliance management solutions. "What began as a mission to address the...

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ANSI 60-day public comment period now open for TMA-ATN-01

January 31, 2025SSN Staff

MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) Standards Committee has received confirmation from ANSI that the public comment period for its TMA-ATN-01 Monitoring Center Notification of Active Threat Detection is officially now open through April 1, 2025. “The development of the Active Threat (Detection) Notification (ATN) Standard by TMA represents a significant advancement in the classification and reporting of ATN events, benefiting both the security industry and public safety...

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SimpliSafe wins 2024 TMA/SSN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award

November 26, 2024Cory Harris, Editor

MCLEAN, Va., and YARMOUTH, Maine—The Monitoring Association (TMA) and Security Systems News (SSN) have announced that Boston-based SimpliSafe is the winner of the third annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award. TMA President Steve Butkovich and Security Systems News Editor Cory Harris presented the 2024 TMA/SSN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award to SimpliSafe Chief Product Officer Hooman Shahidi during the recent 2024 Annual Meeting in St. Thomas, U.S....

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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...

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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...

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TMA releases comprehensive operator training for AVS-01 Standard

July 1, 2024SSN Staff

MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced the launch of its AVS-01 Alarm Validation Scoring Standard online training, an interactive three-module course. Developed primarily for monitoring center operators and delivered online, the dynamic course provides a comprehensive introduction to the AVS-01 Standard; illustrates the standard’s measurable alarm level classifications; demonstrates the call handling process; and explains the importance of public safety and law...

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