24 Hour Monitoring

A monitored alarm system installed in your home means that your home is protected 24/7. Peace of mind, whether you are home or away, that is truly priceless. Without a monitored alarm system, you will not have the benefit of the potentially life-saving instant connection to police, fire and rescue services. In emergency situations, every second matters, and a monitored security system can make all the difference.

3 reasons why you need to have your security system monitored:

• Home intrusion and burglary response.
• Instant notification and response in case of a fire - a normal smoke detector cannot do this.
• Monitored security systems qualify for discounts on homeowners insurance – often times offsetting a significant portion of the monitoring fees.

Central Station

Standard Security Systems' central station monitoring ensures the highest degree of protection, providing prompt, professional response to burglary, fire, environmental and medical signals. Our central stations and their operating procedures are certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), meeting or exceeding the highest standards in the alarm monitoring industry. Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the central stations have double or triple back-up for electrical, telephone, and recording systems, and have six remote sites running simultaneously in the event of a catastrophe.

Fast Response

Standard Security Systems boasts an exceptional response time. Virtually all of our calls are processed in under 45 seconds. Unlike some larger security companies, we do not program our systems with “dialer delays”. What this means to you is that once the siren has sounded, the signal is immediately transmitted to the central station, without delay. Some companies program their systems with a delay, which serves to slow signal transmission and response time.

How Does Monitoring Work?

When your security system detects an event, a signal is transmitted via phone lines, the Internet or cellular towers to the central station. Upon receiving the signal, the central station’s computer system automatically displays the data to a trained professional, who determines the nature of the signal and promptly calls your home (or cell) to verify the signal. If there is no answer or the correct password is not given, the proper authorities are dispatched. After the dispatch, central station personnel attempt to make contact with you or others you designate on your “Call List” to alert you of the situation. Email or text messages can also be sent to alert you of an event or when the system has been disarmed (when a child returns home from school, for example).