Tag: Virginia
Honeywell secures Nelson County Schools
March 11, 2014SSN Staff
LYNCHBURG, Va.—Honeywell International was hired by the Nelson County school system in February to implement safety measures and improve security at the four public schools, according to the News & Advance.
�“We only have one chance to get it right,” Honeywell representative Ron Faw said at a Feb. 29 school board meeting, according to the report. “Chances are we're doing all this for something that will never happen. But we don't get a do-over.”
All four...
Keeping central station employees in the know through extensive training
February 10, 2011Daniel Gelinas
The controversy surrounding Article 6-E—proposed legislation in New York that looks to vet and license central station employees according to statewide standards—has many in the industry talking about central station employee training. There are plenty of virtual and classroom training options provided by industry associations like CSAA and SIA. And, many monitoring companies take full control and create their own training programs for employees.
Experts who spoke to Security Systems...
Leesburg, Va. adopting new false alarm ordinance
September 30, 2010SSN Staff
LEESBURG, Va.—A Sept. 29 story from Leesburg Today reports Leesburg will begin charging for law enforcement response to repeat false alarms at homes and businesses.
The Loudoun County (in which Leesburg is located) Board of Supervisors instituted a false alarm ordinance in 2005 to levy fines on businesses and residents who trigger more than two false alarms in a year. Following the third false alarm, a $100 fine is levied and fines increase on subsequent calls to a maximum of $1,000 per false...