[FedCom] Military Alarm Systems

[Ken]

See comments below:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MONIX" <monix at monix.net>
To: "Discussion of Federal Government Communications" 
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Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 2:02 PM
Subject: [FedCom] Military Alarm Systems


> Unless they have changed:
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> On a reservation, the Military Police / Security Forces / Contract Guard 
> Service monitor their own alarm systems in house
COMMENT:  Agree If there's an on site security force most likely they 
monitor the alarm systems.. Many also utilize a 'wireless' system on US 
government specific frequencies as opposed to a commercial alarm frequency 
and/or hardwire type systems.
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> Off of a reservation or in the case of an isolated Reserve or NG facility, 
> the alarm system were normally contracted out.
COMMENT:   Is the fed/military REALLY going to trust a commerical/private 
company (that might have numerous alarms in a particular geographic area, so 
if for example there's a power outage, would have perhaps 100's of customers 
with alarms, would they give the fed or military facilities priority??).. So 
I think overall, in theory at least the alarm monitoring/alert dispatching 
to be at some sort of a regional US government employee staffed facility & 
is probably at least a dual dispatch e.g. local law enforcement notified as 
well as someone from the respective facility who is on call for that 
purpose... I would agree the technical maintenance of the system is probably 
accomplished by a local/regional commercial alarm vendor.
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> It was not uncommon for one vendor to have the contract for all of the NG 
> armories in a state, the reserve facilities tended to use a local vendor, 
> however some of them were state / regional also.
COMMENT:  Yes, I would think that the larger commercial firms probably have 
the
contracts.... If the contract is a "set aside" for smaller firms, might be 
too much of a piece meal
basis but it might be possible...  In theory at least, if the alarm is 
malfunctioning than someone (especially at National Guard Armories with 
weapons) is going to respond and be on armed guard duty until the alarm 
system is resolved......
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> There is a "standard sign" which is supposed to be displayed, so outside 
> people would not immediately know which or whose system was being used.
Hmm, basically wouldn't it just be the typical 'US Government No 
Trespassing' or Military (Installation) Warning signs????

> The USPS has been using silent alarms with telephone dialers for many 
> years, just turning the safe dial could also set it off, even before the 
> door was open.
COMMENT: Yes, but again there's a regional/central dispatch for alarm 
activations?   Doesn't USPS have two levels of security.. Postal Police & 
Postal Investigators, with the Police responsible for alarm responses?

K