ECV is a series of call procedures undertaken by central stations that are proven to reduce police dispatches while maintaining the crime deterrent effect of alarm systems. Studies were conducted by SIAC among ADT and Safe Systems of Boulder, Colo., showing reductions of 30 to 50 percent in burglar alarm dispatches.
ECV is now a policy in Boulder, reported Ron Walters, the director of SIAC who works with municipalities. Both ADT and Brink’s Home Security have already implemented it across their customer bases, he said.