IESA Begins Fight on Town-Wide Fire Alarm Monitoring
Facing what it calls a ‘revenue grab by communities,’ the IESA is planning to do battle with the Village of Schaumburg, Ill., which plans to monitor all fire alarm systems in the village.
The Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA) finds itself fighting yet another legislative battle in the monitoring arena and needs the help of every security dealer.
In late August, the village of Schaumburg, Ill., population of approximately 75,000, passed ordinance 16-078 that deems a government entity — Northwest Central Dispatch System — as the only provider of commercial fire-alarm system monitoring in the community. State-licensed private alarm contractors must surrender their customers to Northwest Central Dispatch System once their contracts expire and all new installation must go directly to the 911 center for monitoring, according to the IESA.