There are a total of 141 ASAP-enabled emergency communication centers across the country, currently protecting more than 52 million people.
McLean, Virginia – Public Safety Dispatch Center in Glenview, Illinois and Police and Fire Communications in Allen, Texas are 140th and 141cent Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) in the United States implement The Monitoring Association's (TMA) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA's ASAP service is “designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring centers to emergency communication centers (ECCs),” according to a statement from the association. .
Inside TMA's latest ECC
The Public Safety Dispatch Center in Glenview, Illinois, is the first ECC in Illinois to implement ASAP. Glenview went live on January 9 and 10, 2024, with the following companies participating: Rapid Response Monitoring, Security Central, Quick Response, Securitas, Everon (formerly Protection One), Guardian Protection, Johnson Controls; Alarm Detection Systems, United Central Control, National Monitoring Center, Affiliated Monitoring, Vivint, Brinks, ADT. Vector Security will also be introduced soon.
“TMA is especially pleased to welcome Illinois' first ECC so soon,” TMA President Steve Butkovich said in the association's announcement. “A total of 22 new ECCs came online in 2023. ASAP now covers more than 15% of the U.S. population, accounting for more than 52 million people nationwide. 80% of U.S. alerts Monitored by an ASAP-enabled monitoring center.”
There are 17 police and fire communications stations in Allen, Texas.th Texas will implement this as soon as possible. The City of Allen began working with the following companies on January 17, 2024: Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Security Central, Johnson Controls, Securitas, Dynamark, Alert360, United Central Control, Everon (formerly known as Protection One), Guardian Protection, National Monitoring Center, Affiliated Monitoring, Vivint, Brinks, ADT.
“We are excited to bring the ASAP-to-PSAP program to life in our agency. Through ASAP-to-PSAP, we partner with alarm vendors to help responders and residents in their communities. We look forward to serving you well,” said Jennifer Kvist, police specialist with the Allen Police Department.
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