The Monitoring Association (TMA) has revealed it has recurred three new US-based PSAP/Emergency Communication Centers (ECC) to its ASAP-to-PSAP service in early May.

The total is now 107 ECCs covering more than 41 million people in the United States. The Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) is a national service that is the next generation for the processing of information from alarm monitoring stations and informing the 911 service needing emergency dispatch. PSAP is Public safety answering point – now more widely known as ECC.

The ASAP protocol was founded through the joint partnership of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO), TMA and the National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (NLETS) – receiving government recognition and funding since 2010.

The City of Bloomington, MN; Dakota County, MN; and Rice-Steele Counties, MN respectively became the 105th, 106th, and 107th Emergency Communications Centers in the United States and the 3rd, 4th and 5th agencies in the state of Minnesota to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP-to-PSAP).

Public-private TMA partnerships

The City of Bloomington went live on 3 May 2022; Dakota County went live the next day and Rice-Steele Counties went live on Thursday2. TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service

Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs). “TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service has added 21 ECCs in the last twelve months. The rate of adoption is rapidly increasing across the U.S.,” said TMA President Morgan Hertel.

Major metropolitan cities

“The recent addition of major metropolitan cities like Atlanta and Denver is a testament to the protocol’s high level of effectiveness and efficiency in life-saving scenarios. ASAP-to-PSAP now services 12% of the U.S. population. ”

Each PSAP went live with Vector Security; Rapid Response Monitoring; Guardian Protection; Security Central; Quick Response, Stanley Security; United Central Control; Tyco (Johnson Controls); Protection One; Brinks; Affiliated Monitoring; Vivint; National Monitoring Center; and ADT.

The Monitoring Association (TMA) is the trade association representing the professional monitoring industry. “Our membership community includes companies spanning all industry sectors, including monitoring centers, systems integrators, service providers, installers, consultants, and product manufacturers. TMA is dedicated to the advancement of the professional monitoring industry through education, advocacy, standards, and public safety relationships.”

About the TMA

TMA was incorporated on November 30, 1950 in Illinois as the Central Station Electrical Protection Association (CSEPA). In 1989, the Association formally changed its name to the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA). In 2017, the Association was renamed “The Monitoring Association (TMA).”

Since its founding in 1950, TMA has worked to foster and improve relations between its members and various related groups–law enforcement and fire officials, the insurance industry, equipment suppliers and government/regulatory agencies

Discover more about the TMA HERE

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