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Washington Alarm Blog

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As the Pacific Northwest’s leading name in both residential and commercial fire alarm and security systems, Washington Alarm is more than just another security company — we’re your neighbors, your partners, and your local experts in safety.

Your Pacific Northwest Security Team

May 13, 2016 7:40 am Published by

      As the name suggests, Washington Alarm is a local company. Having served the Pacific Northwest for over 73 years, we can offer our customers benefits that our national rivals cannot. At the risk of sounding like a sales pitch, we wanted to take the time to explain some of these benefits that our local... View Article

Summer Safety: It’s More Than Just Wearing Sunscreen

May 11, 2016 12:51 pm Published by

Summer is right around the corner, and unfortunately so are thieves that are looking to take advantage of your absence during the day or when you are on vacation. Thieves do an excellent job of looking for patterns and routines among households and taking advantage of any weaknesses. This process is called casing and there... View Article

Network Sunsets and You

April 22, 2016 11:26 am Published by

With AT&T investing more than $140 billion in capital and spectrum acquisitions in the last six years in preparation for their 2G network sunset, and Verizon planning to sunset their 3G network, it is likely that you have heard about spectrum reallocation in the news. Spectrum refers to the spectrum of electromagnetic waves, which includes... View Article

Fire Protection-Just as Important as Theft Protection.

April 8, 2016 9:14 am Published by

One might assume that their premises are equipped with the proper smoke detectors as it obviously managed to pass an inspection; however, this is not always the case. In fact, a fire station in Salt Lake City, Utah caught fire in 2015 and is still inoperable because, as the firefighters say, it was not equipped... View Article

Carbon Monoxide-Why you should have monitored detectors.

April 8, 2016 8:52 am Published by

As the technology in new cars continues to advance, they can actually become more dangerous for drivers and their families. The most threatening technological combination exists in hybrid vehicles with keyless ignition systems. As the driver pulls into their garage, the engine may not be running, so they do not recognize that the car is... View Article

Compliance Depot

October 16, 2015 12:16 pm Published by

Compliance Depot is a company that assists property managers in getting qualified vendors to provide services for their properties. Washington Alarm is an approved vendor for Compliance Depot. The services that we provide are fire and security alarm monitoring, installation of camera systems, fire and security systems and access control. We actively provide services for... View Article