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What happens when you get a fire alarm signal?

Washington Alarm
We treat all fire alarm signals as real, actual emergencies requiring response from the Fire Department and dispatch them immediately. We can not cancel a fire alarm dispatch once it is requested, but we can call them and let them know that it is not an emergency so they do not risk the lives of the fire response crew and citizens by racing to a non-emergency. If you set off your smoke detector while cooking, please call us at 206-328-1800 and let us know that there is no fire.
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What happens when you get a burglar alarm signal from my business or home?

Washington Alarm
Because the vast majority of all burglar alarms are false alarms, Washington Alarm voluntarily adopted a "multiple call verification" policy in 1990. When we receive a security alarm signal from your home or business, we attempt to reach someone who can verify that the alarm is real or false. We do this by calling the premises and the Emergency Call List (ECL).
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Will your Monitoring Center receive an alarm signal if the alarm is not armed?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
No, we will not receive a signal. It is important to turn your alarm on, even when you are at home. It is best to have your perimeter protection on whenever possible. Perimeter protection is an option that allows you to move about freely inside your home while all doors and windows are armed.
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What happens when my alarm is triggered?

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Upon receipt of an alarm signal from your security system, dispatchers in our monitoring station will telephone your home or business first. This will avoid false alarms. If you're home when the alarm is triggered, we'll ask you to provide us with your secret password or number and then verify the alarm condition. If you are not home when we call to verify the alarm, we'll promptly telephone and notify the first available person on your Call-List.
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What happens if I have an alarm?

Certified Security Systems - FAQ
A signal is sent immediately to the central station when your alarm is tripped. The central station will even know what area of the premises has been violated. The central station will call the premises to verify the alarm. We have your password on file so that you can identify yourself in the event of a false alarm. The central station will dispatch the proper authorities.
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Q5: Will U.S. Alarm Monitoring Station receive an alarm signal if the alarm is not armed?

U.S. Alarm
No, we will not receive a signal. It is important to arm your alarm, even when you are at home. It is best to have your perimeter protection on whenever possible. Perimeter protection is an option that allows you to move about freely inside your home while all doors and windows are armed.
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Will my alarm signal go directly to the police? If not, how come?

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How else can I benefit from having a monitored security system? About CastleRock Residential Security
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How does the alarm signal get from my alarm system to the Central Station?

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Alarm panels send signals to the Central Station via the telephone line, so it is important to understand that if you disconnect your telephone line, you also disable your alarm system! Alarm signals can also be sent via a backup radio system (depending on your location) or over a different telephone line or cellular connection as a backup to the primary telephone line.
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Will your Central Station receive an alarm signal if the alarm is not armed?

Washington Alarm
No, we will not receive an alarm signal. It is important to turn your alarm on, even when you are at home. It is best to have your perimeter protection on whenever possible. Perimeter protection is an option that allows you to move about freely inside your home while all doors and windows are armed.
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What happens if the alarm system is activated?

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The monitor WF 8000 system responds when one of the sensors or detectors in your home is activated. The control panel???s siren will sound with a loud noise to deter an intruder and alert neighbours. Simultaneously, the control panel will make a telephone call to the monitoring centre. Once the monitoring service receives the call, it will inform your chosen contacts, progressively escalating until a response is received. You can select a maximum of five people as your chosen contacts.
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What happens when the alarm goes off?

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In the event that your alarm goes off, a trained ADT professional will use the two-way voice feature on your control panel to verify an emergency. If no password or an incorrect password is given, ADT will notify the police or proper emergency response services immediately. Our system is so intelligent, that ADT will know exactly which window, door or motion sensor has been triggered. ADT will provide the police with the location of the intrusion, along with your name and address.
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The alarm event associated with that timer is triggered and any actions or code in that alarm event are executed.
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A trained dispatcher will call your home to verify if you have set the alarm off inadvertently by yourself and will ask for your name and password. If there is no answer after 5 rings or the correct password is not given, the proper authorities (Police or Guards) are immediately notified and dispatched to your premises. The monitoring station will proceed to go through the call list for the premises and try to reach a responsible party.
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This depends on what sort of system you have installed. When your system that is being monitored goes into an alarm mode, it sends a signal to a central monitoring station. This signal tells them the type and / or location of the alarm. Depending on the type of alarm signal, the central station staff will call the premises to determine if there is an emergency, call the proper emergency support officials, and call you to inform you of the situation.
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Home and Business Security Alarm Systems | FAQ - Frequently ...
A trained dispatcher will call your home to verify if you have set the alarm off inadvertently by yourself and will ask for your password. If there is no answer after 5 rings or the correct password is not given, the proper authorities (Police or Guards) are immediately notified and dispatched to your premises. The monitoring station will proceed to go through the call list for the premises and try to reach a responsible party.
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Home Protection Plus - FAQ
A dispatcher from our U.L.C. approved monitoring station will call your home and/or call list to verify if you have accidentally set the alarm off and will ask for a pre-arranged password. If there is no answer after 5 rings or an incorrect password is given the proper authorities are immediately notified and dispatched to the premise. On arrival the authorities will conduct a perimeter search of the property and will look for any signs of forced entry.
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What happens if I activate my alarm by mistake?

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Don’t be afraid or embarrassed. There is a cancel button on the alarm unit that you can use but in any case we won’t be annoyed by your call. We are always happy to talk with you and to know that you are safe and well. Tunstall has developed a unique device that can automatically call the Response Centre if you fall and cannot get up again within 15 seconds. This is called the Fall Detector.
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What happens if I accidentally set off the alarm?

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Not to worry. Unlike a home security system, the friendly help advisors at the monitoring service do not mind hearing from you. Simply let them know that it was a false alarm.
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What happens to my Back-to-Base alarm system?

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Back-to-base alarm systems often dial Premium Rate Numbers from your phone to report incidents to the company monitoring your system. Since by default Toucan bars calls to Premium Rate Numbers, Back-to-Base systems may not work properly. There are two simple solutions: Either ask Toucan to reinstate access to ALL Premium Rate Numbers from your phone.
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What happens if I miss a signal?

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If you miss a signal by more than 1% we would rather wait for the next signal.The system delivers many signals each and everyday so don't worry, there is much opportunity on a daily basis.
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What happens if you detect a signal?

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The first thing to do is to confirm that it's truly extraterrestrial. Remember, with tens of millions of channels and antennas that are among the world's largest, SETI picks up signals frequently. An important test to verify that a signal is truly extraterrestrial would be a confirming observation at another radio telescope. Once an artificial signal is confirmed as being of extraterrestrial intelligent origin, the discovery will be announced as quickly and as widely as possible.
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What happens if I cannot get a wireless signal?

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The Mobilescape terminal can perform an offline transaction. The receipt is still printed and the transaction is stored in the terminal. Later, when the Mobilescape re-enters a coverage area, it will automatically transmit any stored transactions. Back Top
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How long will it take for my alarm signal to reach the monitoring station?

HTC | HTC Home Security Frequently Asked Questions
This will vary based on your systems communication format. Typically the signal is received in less than a minute.
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Q: Can I dial in to the OzLine unit to view video after an alarm signal comes in?

OzVision
A: It is not part of the business model of a central station for an operator to dial in to the unit. This feature is intended mainly for end users and, if the end user desires, a central station supervisor.
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Criticom keeps calling me to tell me about a signal my alarm is sending. Can I stop this?

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Yes. If you wish to stop being called about a signal, simply tell the Criticom operator that you wish to place that signal or zone on test. Please be aware, however, that should this zone or signal be received again and it is a legitimate fire, burglary, or other emergency condition, the appropriate services will NOT be dispatched.
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