KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ
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UL and municipal regulations for fire and burg / Rider for CS Dealer Agreement / Why you should use our central station - webinars continue today
July 16, 2020
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Today's webinar:  starts at noon ET.  Register now:
Dispatch Center - July 16, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5719660994972167691
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UL and municipal regulations for fire and burg
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Ken,
            Our team has a UL listed fire central station (UL UUFX) that services locations throughout the country.  We know that many municipalities have local regulations around burglar alarms.  We are considering adding a listing for burglar alarms (UL CPVX).
            First, is there a directory of all nationwide regulations of burglar alarms?  It seems like this would be incredibly hard to maintain since many small towns have their own rules. 
            Second, are there any municipalities that specifically require a UL listed central station for burglar/intrusion alarms for general purposes business (excluding banks, vaults, etc).”
   Thanks, please make me 
Anonymous
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Response
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            As we are smack in the mist of the central station webinars this is a great question, perhaps to be addressed in the webinars.  I am not aware of any national directory of burglar alarm regulations.  Private testing laboratories, UL, ETL, NFPA and others, have promulgated guidelines, some of which have been adopted by government as local building codes.  Of course these laboratories also help establish alarm industry custom and practice.
            All central stations have to create operating practices to respond to alarm signals.  These response practices are often established by the testing laboratories.  For example, UL has guidelines how burglar alarms are to be responded to.  NFPA has rules for fire alarms and central stations typically follow these guidelines, sometimes required by fire departments and fire marshals.  
            Finding out the guidelines established by the laboratories is as easy as reading their publications.  But knowing all the requirements municipality to municipality is another matter.  Central stations need to know every local police and fire department contact information and perhaps there is some directory.  Anybody know?
            I have heard that there are municipalities who have requirements that UL requirements must be adopted, but I don't know of any.  There are insurance companies who require UL systems and central station monitoring and we see that in New York City, particularly in the jewelry district.  
            Good luck with the central station and I hope you make it to The Alarm Exchange.
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Central station webinars
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            I am writing this in advance of the central station webinars start date, so today is the third presentation.  Hopefully they are going well and we have great attendance over the next few days and weeks.
            Not all central stations on The Alarm Exchange have opted to participate as of yet.  You still have time.  Contact our Concierge Coordinator Stacy Spector,Esq at SSpector@Kirschenbaumesq.com or 516 747 6700 x 304.  You just might pick up one or more dealers.
            And, speaking of dealers, selecting the right central station is important; there’s lots to consider.  K&K is saving you the trip to Vegas and bouncing from one booth to another, stuffing your pockets with candy and pens [not that there is anything wrong with that].  You have and you will be hearing from the best of the best in this webinar series.  
            Keep in mind that any legitimate central station is going to require you to sign a Dealer Agreement.  This isn’t a car rental contract at the airport.  It can be modified and you need to ask for those modifications.  I’ve designed a Rider that applies to every central station Dealer Agreement because it includes all the provisions a dealer should be asking for and is entitled to.  If you are negotiating with a new central station or re-negotiating with your current central station, be sure to get the Rider.  It’s $500 and well worth it.  Order it at www.alarmcontracts.com in the Monitoring Centers Contracts category.
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Central Station* 2020 webinar series K&K is hosting webinars by central stations, one at a time, who will address "why you should be using our central station".  Each webinar will be approximately 20 minutes and then Q&A opportunity.  See what your central station has to offer or what others offer, enabling you to choose the right central station for you.  You should be using a central station listed on The Alarm Exchange to be assured of quality and more importantly, accountability.
  *  only central stations on The Alarm Exchange will be invited to participate
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Register Now for the CS webinar series: 
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Dispatch Center - July 16, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5719660994972167691
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Statewide Central Station - July 17, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2654849298360793872 
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Affiliated Monitoring - July 20, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6582371903028819982 

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Dynamark Security Centers -  July 21, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2732409948268814863
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Stanley Security Wholesale Monitoring  July 22, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1266411303572956432
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Allstate Security Industries Inc – July 23, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7997485149440152333

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General Monitoring Services  - July 28, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6847800607085109776
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Cops Monitoring - July 29, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5614688421138368523 

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Security Partners - July 30, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2765625095170808591 
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National Monitoring Center - July 31, 2020
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2527889790544756495
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Central station 2020 webinars
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             Not all central stations listed on The Alarm Exchange have opted to participate in our webinar series, "Why you should be using our central station" and I've been wondering why.  Only answer I can come up with is, apparently, they don't think you should be using their central station.  Go figure.
            Our central station's webinars have begun.  Register now.  
            Central stations will have the opportunity to tell you what services they offer, to what extent the services are unique or specialized and what you can expect to pay.
  
            The webinars offer an excellent opportunity to interact with your central station, scope out another central station, and consider whether you want to move accounts or open new accounts with a particular central station.  Am I encouraging central station hopping?  No, but I am encouraging you to use central stations listed on The Alarm Exchange.  Why, for you, not me.  You get the added protection of knowing that the listed central stations are expected to deal with dealer issues and cooperate with a goal of resolving disputes. Those that fail to co-operate risk having their post removed from The Alarm Exchange.  That may not sound like a big deal to you, but check out The Alarm Exchange central station category.  Every major reputable central station is participating.  If your central station isn’t, move to one that is.  If you don’t, don’t bother complaining to me about problems you have with the central station; I have no relationship with that central station and won’t be able to make a call to resolve your issue.  
            So make some time to attend the webinars, by video or on your phone.  They will all be recorded and you will be able to view or hear them by visiting the K&K website and navigating to the alarm webinars:  https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-webinars
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Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq
Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC
Attorneys at Law
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Garden City, NY 11530
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