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True Steel Security
A division of Northern Communication Services
Inc. Sudbury · North Bay · Timmins
MARCH 1997, ISSUE 7
False Alarm Reduction Update! All across North America, police forces have been busy drafting by-laws to reduce the amount of response they make to false alarms. There are as many proposed solutions and by-laws as there are cities! True Steel Security has been very active in this process. We have been working with the police forces in our areas to make certain that any proposed changes they have will truly address false alarm “abusers”, and not those with alarm systems in general. The average alarm owner has very few, if any false alarms. By installing an alarm system, they have made contribution towards deterring crime in the community and indirectly are helping the police force. However in the minority of cases in which an alarm owner has an excessive number of false alarms, their system actually begins to take up valuable police time and becomes a hindrance to the police force. There is no reason why any alarm user should experience an excessive number of false alarms. If your alarm needs adjustments, repairs, or replacement, we can help. If you and your family or employees nee retraining, we can help. We want to help! The vast majority of our client base do not fall into the category of “abuser” and therefore will not be affected. But for those who struggle with an excessive number of false alarms, now is the time to call.
A CHILLING STATISTIC Scientists estimate that one half of Canada lies in the permafrost region. Permanently frozen areas of the country include the majority of the two territories and much of the northern part of most provinces. Permanently frozen ground may extend from a few inches to hundreds of feet below the surface. When compared to this, our summer don’t seem so bad at all!
Timing Is Everything The best time to discover your backup battery needs replacing is during a test! Last year in Sudbury, an intruder was caught by the police after they cut the power off to an entire home before breaking in. What they did not count on was the fact that the backup battery was in place and working fine. If your battery is four years old or more, then make the decision to replace it now. True Steel SecuritySudbury (705)
674-0116
THE INVISIBLE KILLER While detecting carbon monoxide is easier than ever, few households are equipped to monitor this potentially lethal gas.
A colourless, odourless, and highly toxic gas, carbon monoxide (CO) is produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels, sometimes called fossil fuels, such as coal, wood, natural gas and oil. In fact, this invisible killer has been around as long as there has been fire. Detecting CO was a technical challenge. But, just a few years ago, modern electronics delivered an easy, cost-effective solution. Consumers can now purchase CO detectors at many retail outlets, take them home and install them as easily as smoke detectors. Installation location is critical. Placement should be in the sleeping area. The recommendation is to buy two detectors, and install the second one in the probable source area of carbon monoxide gas. CO is measured as a percentage and referred to as parts per million, or ppm. While exposure to low levels will make you slightly sick — like having the flu — as the ppm increases, so do the symptoms. Heavy exposure can lead to unconsciousness and death. With about the same density as the air we breathe, CO competes with oxygen in the air and the blood stream. The human body absorbs CO about 200 times faster than oxygen. As gruesome as it may sound, a person exposed to this poisonous gas is suffocating internally. There are many sources of CO in our dwellings, and the trend towards energy conservation has created yet another, the air exchange in older buildings has virtually been eliminated. The most critical time is at night, when the house is closed up and people are asleep. That’s because, if there is any CO present in the building, sleepers just go into a deeper sleep. This is the reason for installing a detector in or near bedrooms. Should a detector be placed near a furnace room, the less likely it will be heard by a sleeping family. Spread the News While people are becoming more aware of CO detectors, less than 10 percent of homes have a unit installed. Market penetration is at about the level of smoke detectors 15 years ago. And, like smoke detectors, someone has to die to encourage purchases. Perhaps if enough people die from CO, a law will be passed making it mandatory to have detectors in buildings. CO detectors come in various shapes and designs, with prices ranging from $40 to over $100. Installation methods can be as simple as plugging a unit into a wall receptacle. Detectors can also be hard-wired to the electrical supply, and interfaced with a security panel. CO detectors aren’t just for homes — boats and recreational vehicles should also be equipped to fight this invisible killer. Al Clark and Matt Wilson, SP&T News, October 1996
Burglars
Bag Loot Kids do indeed do the darndest things. Police in Coventry, England, report that Russell Brown, 4, woke up one night in February while burglars were in his home and mistook them for family friends. He showed them where his mother hid her purse and where his father’s power tools were stored and held open the front door while the thieves carried out video equipment and other items.
Numbers to Know Monitoring Station Tom Bennett
(705) 674-7308 Gayle Pasanen
(705) 674-4342 Mike Shantz
(705) 674-6453 John
Whitehead (705) 674-6454
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