CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATING
IN THE IACP/AIREF MODEL STATES PROGRAM
All State Alarm Associations will be expected to:
- Commit to a standardized data collection method by an entity dedicated to the use and sharing of such data for false alarm reduction purposes.
- Work for adoption or modification of a municipal false alarm ordinances in each municipality to comply with the principles set forth in the NBFAA False Alarm Ordinance.
- Work to maximize dealer participation in the program and subsequent funding.
All alarm dealers and monitoring companies will be expected to:
- Attempt to verify ALL burglar alarm signals by telephonic or other electronic means before requesting police dispatch, along with any other signals which can be prudently verified.
- Proactively call customers who have experienced alarm activations to investigate and prescribe corrective action as needed.
- Use only dual-action holdup devices and eliminate using "1 +" duress keypad coding and money clips.
- Implement procedures to prevent or cancel exit/entry false alarms. (Extend delay times, enable delays before dialing, enable panel cancel code, etc.)
- Educate alarm system owners and ALL users about their responsibilities relating to alarm system use and false alarms.
- Provide training for ALL company personnel on false alarm causes and solutions.
- Communicate and respond to local authorities about their particular problems and work with them toward a local false alarm reduction plan.
- Avoid installing silent alarm applications and direct connect applications.
- Participate in scheduled meetings & provide timely information as requested by police and/or the state coordinator.
- Participate in the industry program for funding the state coordinator.
Police and community officials will be asked to:
- Accept at police or 911 dispatch centers only those requests which involve a stated attempted verification by the alarm company excluding panic or hold-up type alarms.
- Implement a locally-predetermined procedure to restrict or suspend police response to chronic abusers of alarm systems, and implement procedures which allow resumption of police response after the imposed period of suspension and/or corrective action has been taken.
- Implement procedures to accept verified cancellation of dispatch requests from alarm companies.
- For chronic abusers, support user training by the alarm company and annual inspections of alarm systems.
- Support efforts to establish or strengthen statewide licensing of alarm companies and employees.
- Use the NBFAA Model Alarm Ordinance as a framework to develop steps to combat this problem in concert with local representatives of the alarm industry.
- Use a standardized data collection method.
- Commit to sharing all collected false alarm data with the industry.
- Help influence dealer participation by directly requesting their presence at joint meetings.(Meeting notice signed by the Chief)
- Help influence end-user participation or action as needed through letters, meetings, visits, etc.
- If alternative response is utilized, appropriate standards will be adopted for non-sworn responders.
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