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Alarm Verification and Response For BFAAM

Published by Crystal on October 12th, 2011 - in Alarm Companies, alarm response, Commercial Security, Home Safety


 

 

Please contact us for special pricing for BFAAM members.

 

Not a Burglar and Fire Alarm Association of Michigan Member? Benefits of being a BFAAM Member include:

 

  • A voice in Lansing – BFAAM retains Kindsvatter & Associates, Inc., one of the top lobbying firms in Michigan, to fight for and protect our industry.
  • Comprehensive Insurance Benefits
  • Credit Card Processing Service
  • Savings on education programs – NICET, apprenticeship programs, etc.
  • Savings on products and services – vendors offer information, training, show specials, and many other dealer support services.
  • General membership meetings and annual conferences – seminars by nationally known professionals in all aspects of security such as legal topics, false alarms, new products, legislative updates.
  • A voice in decisions – membership in BFAAM gives your company a vote in the direction of our industry.
  • Semi-Annual Newsletters – highlighting up-to-date information, enlightening articles, and advertising opportunities.
  • Distinctive membership certificate given each year to paid members.
  • Code of Ethics
  • Model false alarm ordinance – to help resolve false alarm issue.
  • Consultation – ability with membership to discuss pertinent issues with the state’s leading alarm dealers.
  • Use of the BFAAM Logo
  • N.A.A.A.A. – National Alarm Association Affiliation of America.
  • Fleet Fuel Service

Click here to learn more and join BFAAM!

Please let them know SavIsa Solutions sent you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
SavIsa Solutions, LLC
Managing B.C.I. Security
P.O. Box 1871
Troy. MI. 48099
(248) 583-0125


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Protect Your Children on the Internet

Published by Crystal on September 19th, 2011 - in Computer Security, Home Safety

AVG Family Safety 

AVG Family Safety

AVG Family Safety

Keeping your children safe while their online can be a monumental task.  AVG Family Safety offers just that, with their Family Safety software suite originally $19.99 now priced at $.99 which they will  donate to the Red Cross (at the time of writing). AVG’s Family Safety software you have the peace of mind knowing your children are safe online.

AVG Family Safety helps protect them against online predators, blocks inappropriate content, and sends you instant alerts if there’s a problem.

Help prevent online bullying and cyber-grooming

Know if your child is a victim of cyber bullying or grooming.  AVG Family Safety uses key-stroke technology to monitor your child’s activities in chat-rooms and on social networking sites. If it spots words, phrases or language that are known to be used to victimize children online, it will notify you immediately via SMS or email.

Set up profiles by child

Create unique logins and accounts for every child, enable Block, Warn, or Monitor modes according to their age and maturity, and adjust them over time as your household’s use of the Internet and understanding of Internet threats increases.

Keep an eye on content

Take steps to protect your children from inappropriate material by enabling 58 categories of protection spanning over 60 million websites. Know what your children are looking for by monitoring searches on popular engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing. Help keep them from being exposed to questionable words, terms, and phrases by filtering their search terms.

Track social media activity

Take steps to protect your child by filtering objectionable material from over 80 social networks like Facebook, restricting access to chat rooms and functions, and monitoring instant messages and social network threads.

Protect your children when using iPhones or iPads

Download AVG Family Safety from the Apple App Store and you will have the same level of protection when they are searching and surfing. AVG Family Safety replaces the standard browser and will block harmful and inappropriate sites in the same way the PC version does.

Manage time & apps

Make sure your children aren’t spending too much time online by scheduling or limiting their Internet access. Restrict questionable software by monitoring inappropriate applications and blocking PC games with mature themes.

Stay informed

Keep aware of your children’s online activity by receiving detailed, easy-to-read text and email reports, staying informed of their searches, posts, and downloads, and learning if questionable sites are being accessed intentionally or visited by mistake.

Access on the fly

Be able to protect your child remotely by controlling group or individual content from any web enabled device, and stay informed of their online activities by receiving detailed reports on your cell phone or work PC. With a complete library of how to video’s and an unbeatable price, AVG Family Safety  is worth a try if you have ever been concerned about your children and their online activity.

Download or visit AVG for more information on this value packed security tool.

http://www.avg.com/us-en/avg-family-safety

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Detroit Police will NOT respond to Alarms

Published by Crystal on August 15th, 2011 - in alarm response, Commercial Security, Home Safety

Today the Detroit Police Department announced they would not respond to alarms unless the alarms are verified by a Security Patrol Guard, homeowner, or if the building is monitored by audio or video. If audio or video is the source, it must be recorded and saved.

“According to the memo, sent to alarm companies and signed by Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, 98 percent of alarms handled by the DPD are false.”

What does this mean for your business? It means you need to hire a Security Company to handle Alarm Response. Our Sister Company, BCI Security, provides Alarm Response with Marked Security Vehicles and Knowledgeable Patrol Officers that respond to alarms within 15 minutes.  44 years experience in the Investigations and Security Business.  BCI has an established patrol network canvasing the Metro Detroit Area. Contact BCI for a free consultation today 248-583-0125.

 

Source:

CBS Detroit Local News

Detroit Free Press

Chicago Tribune

 

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Ann Arbor Multiple Sexual Assaults

Published by Crystal on July 28th, 2011 - in Predator Assault

 

 

composite sketch ann arbor predator Channel 7 News has reported a 6th assault on Women in Ann Arbor at University  of Michigan since July 15, 2011. They are not sure if there are two different men but seems to be most likely one and the description is just different by the different victims.

Click here to see the composite sketches and reporting information if you recognize these pictures! Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest.

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Create a FREE Child ID Kit for Emergencies and Amber Alerts

Published by Crystal on July 13th, 2011 - in Parents and Children

 

You should make an emergency Child ID Kit in case of emergency!

It’s free to do so at Radio Amber, the Amber Alert Website and system.

God forbid anything happen to our children, but you want to be prepared just in case!

The link is at the top of their page, but here is a direct link to the form.

Once you create the kit, you can save it to your computer, thumb drives etc. I like the thumb drive idea because you can keep it with you on your key chain or upload it to Google documents so you can access it from anywhere.

 

 

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Identity Theft and Steps to Prevent it

Published by Crystal on July 1st, 2011 - in Home Safety

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported that for the 11th straight year ID Theft is at the top of its list. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received 1.34 million consumer complaints during 2010, with ID theft complaints making up 19 percent of the reports.

Definition of Identity theft: Identity theft occurs when your personal identifying information such as: your name, Social Security Number (SSN), credit card number(s) and documents are used without your permission to commit fraudulent transactions or other crimes while creating a phony persona with the criminal intent of financial gain.

Steps for Identity Theft Safeguarding:

Shred all documents containing your personal information

Don’t leave receipts at ATMs or store checkouts

Carry only necessary identification with you and avoid carrying your Social Security card

Never leave a computer in the middle of your online session

When you’re done with an online session, always log off the website

Never give out your passwords; If other people have access to your computer, clear your browser’s cache (this removes copies of recently accessed web pages stored temporarily on your computer)
Read PC World’s article about Safeguarding your computer

The U.S. Government’s Identity Theft website

Useful Information on Identity Theft

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Social Networking and Safety

Published by Crystal on June 22nd, 2011 - in Computer Security, Home Safety

Did you know that facebook is a way that your “friends” can figure out when you’re home, at work, on vacation, etc? Protect yourself this holiday weekend and always. Don’t broadcast when you plan to be gone. It’s fine to say you had fun on vacation when you get home. But if you are going camping don’t post that on facebook! This tells people that your house is wide open for criminals to break in and steal from you! Especially if you have people from your past on your friends list. You add them as a friend, but you don’t know what they are up to now. People get desperate. Don’t leave yourself open for disaster.

 

Share this post with your friends on facebook as a reminder to protect themselves!

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Detroit, Flint top of FBI’s violent crime list

Published by Crystal on May 23rd, 2011 - in Home Safety

This is why we are in business. To protect ourselves and others! We live in a world where we must watch the kid’s on streets while they play hopscotch and ride their bikes! Remember when your mother would send you OUT OF THE HOUSE and said, “don’t come back til the street lights are on!”

Not anymore. Detroit and Flint have topped the FBI’s violent crime list. Even though Detroit has seen a decrease in population and crime rates, the violent crimes still top the nation. Read the full article here

Visit Neighborhood Scout to check out your neighborhoods crime rate. Use the advance search option to get the best details!

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