Staff & Administration

The National Coordinator reported to the AIREF False Alarm Committee Chairman and was responsible for proper execution and field support of the project including the hiring, training and daily supervision of the four state coordinators. The National Coordinator was responsible for monthly updates and reports to IACP, PSLC, SACOP and all alarm industry national and state meetings and preparation of the final report.

Stan Martin, Vice President, Industry Relations, was loaned almost exclusively to manage this project from ADI. As a previous alarm dealer/owner, past Executive Director NBFAA and Chairman of the IACP/PSLC False Alarm Committee he was well suited for the position.

In the initial planning of this project it was decided that to minimize the administrative burden on law enforcement the alarm industry would budget and pay for field coordinators for each state.

In general terms, the coordinator in each state was responsible for the collection, tabulation, reporting and coordination of false alarm reduction efforts and data collection within that state working with the alarm companies and the law enforcement community. Other general activities include coordination with these agencies, information dissemination, and public relations within the context of the false alarm reduction program in that state. This person also attended regional and/or national meetings as directed.

Both law enforcement and the alarm industry jointly interviewed and selected the state coordinator. An interview team was established that included a member from the state alarm association, the National Model States Coordinator and one or two Chiefs from the state. The process involved multiple interviews and in some cases took four to six weeks to complete.