2004 FARA Achievement Award
Winner
Alarm Association of Florida (AAF)
Nominated by: Miami-Dade Police Department
Rationale: The Miami-Dade Police Department would like to nominate the Alarm Association of Florida (AAF) for this award. The FARA Mission Statement's last line states...and to foster an environment of cooperation among law enforcement, the alarm industry and the alarm user. The AAF is a perfect example of our Mission Statement:
- During the past year, members of the AAF have sat with us on numerous occasions and advised us on how to best revamp our Ordinance. With the most significant change being the request for 2nd call verification. The AAF has also attended and spoken on behalf of our Ordinance at the County Commission hearings. And although the ordinance has been deferred on several occasions the AAF continues to drive down to Miami to make themselves available.
- The AAF provided MDPD and local jurisdictions with free training to all staff. This training concentrated on the workings of an alarm system and how to properly respond to alarm companies and citizens that insist that their alarm system was set off because of such and such. They provided all attendees with AAF bags and handouts for future reference. My staff felt more confident after the training, stating that since they now knew how a system worked they would no longer have "the wool pulled over their eyes".
- The AAF has agreed to assist and provide instructors for MDPD's Alarm Awareness School.
- The AAF and their legal team are actively researching the Senate and Legislature in hopes of sponsoring a Bill that will restrict Public Record's requests in Miami-Dade County.
There are many more items that can be listed, but in short the AAF strives daily to assist us in bridging the gap between Law Enforcement, the Alarm Industry, and the Alarm User.
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