Alarm Company Pushes Advantages of Video

Burglar alarms that are activated by motion sensors and then transmit video to a central station should be given priority by law enforcement agencies, according to a campaign by a company that sells the equipment. RSI Video Technologies markets wireless alarm devices, and during this week’s annual International Security Conference-West in Las Vegas, a company representative outlined how video-verified alarms should be classified as Priority 1 when handled by public safety comm centers. Keith Jentoft, president of RSI’s subsidiary Videofied, said he is hoping to convince comm centers to create a special incident type code for video-verified alarms, dispatching them before other types of alarms. Comm centers would also need to create a special e-mail address to receive the 10-second video clip that his company’s gear takes when an intrusion alarm is activated. He noted that Videofied equipment has been endorsed by the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA), and is in use by several agencies, including the Boston Police Department. Read more about RSI’s promotion here, surf their “Priority Response” Web site that promotes comm center acceptance, and check out their alarm gear here.