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Don´t leave your home or business without alarm monitoring.*
Ten reasons 24/7 monitoring gives you more peace of mind and security:
- When your alarm goes off, a professional facility calls in seconds to check on your safety and your needs.
- If the last thing you or a child can do during an emergency is hit one of our panic buttons, you'll know that help is on the way. That's peace of mind families find they can't live without.
- In the event you can't be located after an intrusion or vandalism, the Rapid Response Monitoring Service works to notify friends, family and neighbors. This action helps to direct assistance to secure your property. Important emergency information is on file to help speed support to your door.
- You and your loved ones return to a protected property each day. If an alarm goes off while you're absent from the location the Rapid Response service will attempt to locate you to warn you danger may exist. This critical benefit can stop you from walking in on an intruder, which could result in a dangerous confrontation. It is estimated that 1 in 8 confrontations with a burglar results in physical injury to an unsuspecting home or business owner.
- After the center receives a signal from your system they work to provided advanced warning by cell phone, work numbers, and available numbers requested of you during the registration process. This can empower you to warn children and loved ones to avoid the property until they receive the "all clear".
- Law enforcement or local authorities can be notified of an emergency. Panic buttons can also be designated as medical emergency buttons for those with physical challenges.
- Even if you return to a breached property before law enforcement does, the advanced warning provided by the monitoring service has prepared you to use caution and not to enter the property alone.
- We prompt families to have a basic preparedness plan, especially for the elderly and children. If the alarm triggers at night or if you sense a threat and hit a panic button, loved ones can meet in a designated safe area (bathroom, closet, or bedroom), with the confidence of knowing the system can summon help by itself through the monitoring facility. This keeps you focused in the moment on what's important.
- If you are on vacation or on an extended absence and a burglar damages your home while attempting to enter, the Rapid Response Monitoring Service notifies responsible parties you select. This means that when you can't be there yourself, responsible third parties can be notified to help board up a broken window, secure a door, or address a situation or urgent need. So go ahead- enjoy your vacation and business travels with confidence!
- Lowers home insurance rates in most cases.
How to Choose a Alarm Monitoring Company?
Monitoring companies use special phone lines, computers and trained staff to watch over a home security system and call the appropriate authorities if the alarm goes off. There is a monthly fee for the service. Because quality and experience can vary greatly among monitoring companies, do some homework before choosing one.
Conducting Preliminary Research
Steps:
- Contact the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association. Ask them to provide you with a copy of the brochure "Safe and Sound: Your Guide to Home Security," and ask for a list of member companies.
- Read the brochure and familiarize yourself with some basics about home security and terms used by the industry. Visit security Web sites for more information.
- Ask your insurance agent, friends and neighbors for referrals.
- Contact your local police department's crime prevention department, state licensing agencies, consumer protection agencies and the Better Business Bureau. Inquire about the status of the companies you are considering.
Company's Representative
Steps:
- Ask the representative how long the company has been in business.
- Ask whether the company uses Underwriters Laboratory (UL) listed equipment and whether the monitoring station itself is UL certified.
- Ask if the monitoring station is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and if the company has a customer service department that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Ask if the company has a backup monitoring center. If the main center experiences power problems, you want to be sure your home will still be monitored.
- Ask if the monitoring center has built-in redundancies for its power, computer and phone lines. If something goes wrong, the redundancy ensures that the center can continue monitoring.
Monitoring Fees
Monitoring service is offered for $19.95 per month with a one time $25 activation charge. LaserShield will send FREE SECURITY SIGNS to any customer who activates the monitoring service. A $30 value!
About Rapid Response Monitoring
Rapid Response Monitoring is America's leading Alarm Monitoring Company serving over a quarter of a million customers nationwide. Rapid Response is one of only a handful of monitoring facilities licensed to monitor commercial high rise fire systems in New York City. Rapid Response Monitoring Service is certified by the U.S. Department of Defense. The customers and locations they protect include over 260,000 homes and businesses including military, government, high risk commercial, celebrity estates, and major retailers. Rapid Response has been monitoring alarms nationwide since 1991. The Rapid Response monitoring facility is revered by experts in the industry. The facility is recognized as housing the most advanced alarm monitoring technology available in the business today, as well as the most thorough industry training program for its highly motivated professionals. Rapid Response is a U.L. Certified Alarm Signaling Station and holds memberships and certifications by NYFD, FM, NFPA, IQ, SIA, and the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association.
*Monitoring Service requires activation, monitoring agreement, and a low monthly service. Certain restrictions or requirements may apply in designated municipalities relating to law enforcement response. Monitoring is provided by Rapid Response Monitoring Service.
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