Washington Alarm Blog
Washington Alarm Blog
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on World-Class Fire Alarm and Security
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.
To help you stay informed and proactive with your own security efforts, we’ve created the Washington Alarm blog, where you can stay up-to-date on all things fire alarm and security.
Actual Alarm Event Success Story
May 28, 2015 3:09 pmOn Sunday May 10th at 10:39am Washington Alarm’s Central Station Monitoring Center received a burglar alarm. It was from a commercial customer located in the University District of Seattle. The alarm originated from a motion detector in our customers front entry area. Our operator notified the customer and dispatched the Seattle Police to the location.... View Article
False Alarms: Helping Law Enforcement
May 28, 2015 3:07 pmFalse alarms are an important issue for the life safety and security industry. Each and every time a WAI Central Station operator dispatches for an alarm at a home or business, a law enforcement officer becomes focused solely on that concern. Consequently, when an alarm is deemed false, it becomes a significant tax on the... View Article
Introducing Traffic Count, Apple® Touch ID for User Code, and More for the Virtual Keypad App™
May 1, 2015 8:19 pmDMP is raising the bar on alarm system remote control with the latest Virtual Keypad App Version 4.5 available in the App Store and Version 4.4 available in the Google Play Store. This release includes a number of new exciting features that will benefit both commercial and residential Virtual Keypad App users giving you so... View Article
Video Verification to the Central Station from DMP & SecureCom Video
May 1, 2015 8:13 pmOne of a Dozen or So DMP Products Introduced at ISC West Visitors to the DMP booth (#23035) at ISC West can get their first look at a wide variety of new and soon-to-be introduced DMP technology that includes a demonstration of Central Station Video Verification. For several months now, the Virtual Keypad™ App has... View Article
Z-Wave® Garage Door Controller Adds New Home or Small-Commercial Automation Capability
May 1, 2015 8:11 pmOne of a Dozen or So DMP Products Introduced at ISC Show Visitors to the DMP booth (#23035) at ISC West can get a first look at a wide variety of new and recently introduced DMP technology. That includes the DMP Z-GD00Z-4 Z-Wave Garage Door Controller that lets end users integrate door control with their... View Article