False Alarm Reduction Association

“Public Safety False Alarm Reduction Professionals”

General Information

General Stories

• Washington Co., MD-State investigating complaints from Washington County over alarm company's sales practices - http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=199821&format=html
• Maryland- Alarm company's door-to-door sales tactics criticized- http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=196963&format=html
• States target sales tactics of Utah alarm company  - http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/1,5620,700247928,00.html?printView=true
• Salt Lake City, Utah- KSL investigates door-to-door alarm system sales- http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=4892838
• Arkansas- AG warns residents of new scam- http://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/news/x833712411/AG-warns-residents-of-new-scam
• Kansas City, MO- Police Warn of Pushy Alarm Sales Tactics - http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6707825&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.1.1
• Denver, Co- Security scam should alarm homeowners- http://www.denverpost.com/thornton/ci_6518832
• Houston, TX- Aggressive home security salesmen unnerve Kingwood residents http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou080604_tj_apxsales.602fa3ea.html
• Dallas, TX- Unlicensed alarm sellers causing a ruckus in North Texas- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-alarmssales_01met.ART.State.Edition1.4d4baf1.html

Industry Trade magazines

• Summer model companies messing with Texas  http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/index.php?p=article&id=ss2008064jOiRo
• TBFAA Warns of Unlicensed Door-to-Door Alarm Sales- http://www.securitysales.com/t_inside.aspx?action=news&storyID=4069