Tag: Washington
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires EVCO Integrated Solutions
January 22, 2026SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has announced the acquisition of EVCO Integrated Solutions, a security system and fire alarm company that elevates Pye-Barker's full-service solutions for fire and life safety in the Northwest.
EVCO Integrated Solutions serves three critical markets - education, healthcare, and commercial customers. Offering fire alarms, access control, security systems, video surveillance, communications infrastructure and audio-visual systems, EVCO serves customers...
SIA supports major wins on state right to repair policies
June 2, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced its support for new measures recently signed into law in Washington and Oregon that ensure security manufacturers will not be required to disclose sensitive technical information regarding their products.
These right to repair laws protect the integrity of security and life safety systems and the lives of those who depend on them, the association noted.
On May 22, 2025, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed into...
Washington to pay property owners for camera installation
January 14, 2016SSN Staff
WASHINGTON—The Washington D.C. City Council unanimously voted to increase rebates for local property owners who install security cameras on their premises, the Washington City Paper reported in early January.
The amendment “roughly doubles the number of maximum rebates possible: up to $200 per camera for residents, capping at $500 per residential address, and the same for nonprofit and commercial institutions, but with a maximum rebate of $750 per address,” according to the report.
Canna Security looks to grow with $1m investment
May 8, 2013Martha Entwistle
DENVER—ArcView Investments, a group of high-worth angel investors, on May 3 announced that "five companies received at least $1 million in commitments." Among those five companies is Canna Security, a company dedicated to protecting legal marijuana facilities.“We opened Canna Security in 2009 and business has taken off. We just expanded to Washington state,” Daniel Williams, president of Canna Security, told Security Systems News.Funds will be used for bringing on full-time technicians,...
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Legal pot hot new security market—but ADT declines to partake
May 1, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
Voters in Washington State and Colorado last fall legalized the recreational use of marijuana—and created a new demand for security, with pot warehouses and stores in those states anxious to protect their valuable stash. However, according to a report from CNNMoney this week, the fact that pot sales are still illegal under federal law is creating some security hassles.
Not only is ADT refusing to provide security services to such businesses, citing federal law, but other security companies...