Home & Business Security Systems in Georgetown

A false alarm refers to a call request­ing emer­gency response when there is no gen­uine emer­gency. This can arise from human mis­takes, equip­ment mal­func­tions, incor­rect use of detec­tion devices, envi­ron­men­tal influ­ences, or com­mu­ni­ca­tion errors.

False alarms extend beyond the secu­ri­ty sec­tor, with over 50% of 911 calls unre­lat­ed to crime. How­ev­er, the grow­ing num­ber of secu­ri­ty sys­tems is strain­ing response author­i­ties (police, fire depart­ments, ambu­lances). At Pro­tec­tion Plus, we pri­or­i­tize min­i­miz­ing false alarms, ensur­ing effec­tive use of resources and main­tain­ing trust with respond­ing author­i­ties.

End-users can take proac­tive mea­sures to decrease false alarms. Here are a few prac­ti­cal strate­gies:

• No Dis­patch Peri­od: Allow a tri­al peri­od with­out dis­patch dur­ing the ini­tial instal­la­tion to accli­mate to the sys­tem and iden­ti­fy any issues.
• Dou­ble Key Keypad/Pendant Pan­ic But­tons: Opt for dou­ble key or ver­i­­fi­­ca­­tion-required pan­ic but­tons to pre­vent acci­den­tal acti­va­tions.
• Elim­i­nate Silent Alarms: Install sound­ing devices to alert both poten­tial intrud­ers and house­hold mem­bers, reduc­ing the chance of unno­ticed errors or crises.
• One Device per Secu­ri­ty Zone: Assign each device its own zone for pre­cise iden­ti­fi­ca­tion dur­ing repairs, pre­vent­ing mis­di­ag­noses.
• “Dou­ble Hit” Pol­i­cy: Dis­patch guards/keyholders for a sin­gle acti­va­tion and involve the police for mul­ti­ple acti­va­tions, pro­vid­ed your sys­tem’s cov­er­age allows.

At Pro­tec­tion Plus, we empow­er end-users to opti­mize their secu­ri­ty sys­tems by apply­ing these tac­tics to mit­i­gate false alarms effec­tive­ly.