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Census Comparison Shows What's Changed Past 2 Years

February 25, 2010

The March issue of SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION features the results of our third, biannual Security Industry Demographic Census. The 2010 study includes nearly 300 managers from all levels of installing security dealer and systems integration organizations, many of whom came via the gracious and appreciated assistance of the Electronic Security Association (ESA), Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) and (ISC organizer) Reed Exhibitions.

New York Wins Approval for Apprenticeship Program

February 11, 2010

The New York State Apprenticeship Council has approved the New York Burglar & Fire Alarm Association’s (NYBFAA) application for an apprenticeship program ...

ESA Hosts Successful 2010 Leadership Summit

January 28, 2010

— Electronic Security Association (ESA) members from across the nation enthusiastically supported the 2010 ESA Leadership Summit in ...

Lighting a Fire Under the Alarm Community

January 1, 2010

When the fight against false alarms first began, many throughout the security industry ignored the warning signs of escalating alarm dispatches and wrongly assumed the benefit to the consumer and community outweighed the resulting increased use of law enforcement response.

Insights: Bryan Lawrence

October 21, 2009

With a career steeped in the alarm industry, Bryan Lawrence, attorney at Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC and legal counsel for NBFAA, shares best practices regarding contracts and liability strategies with Ron Davis, security industry icon and founder of the Graybeards, in this informative interview.

ESA Searches for Solutions to Ongoing VoIP Dilemmas

October 7, 2009

After recently surveying its members, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) has found several commonalities in the problems dealers experience with ...

NBFAA Approves ESA Name Change

September 10, 2009

In an effort to strengthen its relationship with a broader membership demographic, the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) has officially changed ...

The Brightest Idea of All

August 1, 2009

Anyone who knows me or has read this column for any length of time knows I am not a touchy-feely or especially philosophical kind of guy. However, recent events have conspired to cause me to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. This being our 2009 Bright Ideas Issue, I wanted to address a concept not covered elsewhere in these pages but probably more critical than anything else.

NBFAA Accepts Arizona as State-Chartered Chapter

November 19, 2008

The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) welcomes the Arizona Alarm Association (AzAA) as a ...

Connecticut Police Chiefs Assn. Adopts Alarm Ordinance

October 29, 2008

The Connecticut Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) has adopted model ordinance that provides ...

Unleashing Your Creativity

September 1, 2008

When you surrounded yourself with quality people and make use of their thinking, it can force you to unleash the power that’s within your mind in creative thought.

Worth of Apprenticeship Programs

September 1, 2008

The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) advocates security contractors embrace its national apprenticeship training program (which is approved by the U.S. Department of Labor) in order to increase the industry’s workforce and keep pace with evolving technologies. NBFAA Apprenticeship Chairman Ron Petrarca discusses concerns shared by ...

NBFAA Hands Out ‘Gifts,’ Throws 60th Birthday ‘Bash’

August 1, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) leveraged the platform of the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) to make a number of announcements and celebrate its 60th anniversary. Mike Miller, vice president and co-owner of Pasco, Wash.-based Moon Security Services, was sworn in as the new ...

Show’s Success Is Music to Ears of NBFAA and CSAA

August 1, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An air of exhilaration, pride, camaraderie and relief permeated the Nashville Convention Center and adjacent Renaissance Hotel June 23-27. Located just across the street from the historic Ryman Auditorium — known as the “Mother Church of Country Music” — the venue bore witness to the birth of the ...