Re: Commercial Alarm - help

["Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Soap box mode switched to ON...

Keep this in mind... The source quoting the 99% false alarm rate, is the
same source that doesn't always get his/her butt out of the car to
investigate the cause of the alarm... All that's done is a "Drive by"
investigation at about 20 mph... I have been told the "Drive by" response
happens frequently in my local area... Of course, we'll never know how
often, because the PD doesn't keep a record on incomplete alarm
investigations... 99% False, Hmmm, my BS detector is going off, it's telling
me someone wants more money for the general fund... :-))

Does anyone is this group ever listen to Police radio traffic?

I do, and believe me when I say "Burglar alarms are a LOW LOW LOW
PRIORITY"... Response time is anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours... On a
busy Friday night, your customer's alarm will probably be cleared out of the
dispatch system without being assigned to a patrol unit.

I'm honest with my (I'm in a large metro area) customers, I tell them the
best response is provided by a Private Patrol Service (A.K.A. Guard
Service)... It ain't free, but at least the Guard will get out of the car
and check the premises...

Soap box mode switched to OFF.......... :-))


"J. Sloud" <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 2 Nov 2005 10:10:04 -0800, "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>I don't know what you're trying to "sell" here but if you truly believe
>>that all alarm systems fail, you're either a politician or daft. Do you
>>really believe that all alarm systems fail? I don't mean to say that
>>they "never" fail, but all of them fail, all the time? I can say the
>>same thing about automobile accidents. 99% of people have fatal
>>accident. Because, certainly we don't want to consider all the people
>>who DON'T have fatal accidents or those who don't have any.
>>
>
> Do a google search for "99% false alarm" and you'll see reports from
> police departments all across the country showing false alarm rates at
> or above 99%.
>
> Granted, most of these are nuisance alarms caused by end users
> triggering the system accidently.  The equipment is blame in far fewer
> cases.  However, the end result is the same.
>
> The car wreck analogy is a bad one.