Security alarms

Many home owners today have elected to invest in security alarms for their homes. As many news program will report, crime is on the rise in our country, and many Americans feel the need to take extra measures to protect themselves and their families.

Security alarms help protect families in several ways.

When a family is away from the home, security alarms can be activated. In the event of an intrusion, door and window monitors are tripped, an alarm sounds, and a signal is sent to the control center.

Once the control center receives a signal from a security alarm, a staff member places a telephone call to the family’s home. If someone answers the telephone call and can give the staff member at the control center the family’s password, the staff member knows that a false alarm has occurred.

On the other hand, if someone who answers the phone after a security alarm has been sounded is unable to give the staff member the correct password, authorities are dispatched to the home.

Also, if no one answers the telephone call placed by the staff member from the control center, the staff member alerts authorities and they are dispatched to the home.

So, in the scenario above, when a family is not at home and an intruder attempts to invade the home, no one would answer the call from the control center when the security alarm is activated. The next step in the chain is then placed into motion and the proper authorities are alerted.