Security Systems: Your Eyes and Ears
March 31st, 2007
Most people have smoke alarms, many have carbon-monoxide detectors, and a good number even have devices that detect flooding or unexpected changes in temperature. But all of these alarms are useful only if someone is there to hear them.
“The untold story of professionally monitored security systems is that people are using them for a variety of reasons beyond burglar protection,” said Ann Lindstrom, a spokeswoman for ADT Security Services in Boca Raton, Fla. “We are the eyes and ears for people when they can’t be home.”
Better systems are monitored around the clock by companies like ADT. When a customer’s alarm system is triggered, Ms. Lindstrom said, the company will first call the house — or any other numbers provided by the homeowner — to make sure the alarm wasn’t set off by accident. If there is no answer, or if the owner answers but is away from home, the company will call the police or fire department.
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