False alarms from security and fire alarm systems are rampant; more than 90% of the alarms that police and fire departments are dispatched to each day are due to faulty alarm systems, not break-ins or fires. All of us pay the price for the false alarm nightmare every day in wasted police and fire services, and the costly false alarm fines. Most false alarms are due to poorly designed and installed systems, not an end user mistake. End users of alarm systems most often cancel