John Prendergast
Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens
2120 L Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 30037
Phone: 202-828-5540 Fax: 202-828-5568
jap@bmjd.com
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Alarm customers/responses:
Please provide figures concerning:
the number of customers you serve
(to be kept confidential)
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the number of alarms responded
to over the last year, and the last five years (if available), with
a breakdown of burglary, fire and medical responses, if possible.
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Medical emergencies: Please
provide information on:
the number of medical emergencies
detected through alarm monitoring, and
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any estimates of the number of
lives saved.
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Public safety agencies: Please
describe
the number of times that an alarm
signal resulted in the dispatch of local government police, fire or
rescue units.
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Please include a description of
your cooperation with these agencies, and the extent to which your
radio operations are used to help coordinate a response with these
agencies.
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Include statistics and individual
accounts of criminals being apprehended as a result of an alarm response,
and
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a description of how your operation
helped to save state and local government resources. Include any statistics
if available.
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Horror/success stories: Please
provide anecdotal information about:
individual success stories where
the availability of alarm service helped to save a life, reduce property
damage or apprehend a criminal.
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Likewise, provide any examples
of tragedies in your area which may have been prevented by an alarm
monitoring service.
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Congressional customers: Please identify:
any members of Congress that are
customers of your alarm service and indicate your willingness to discuss
the spectrum auction issue with them
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