Monitoring your Alarm Systems

When a burglar breaks in or a fire breaks our, you want a rapid response from the police or fire department. But if it's a false alarm, you want to avoid an unnecessary visit, because it can cost you big. For a false alarm you may have to pay a fine and you may even be penalized if the authorities decide to withhold their services in the future. That’s why you need MAGEN’s alarm monitoring service. 

The police authorities are getting tough on business. They claim that they get too many false alarms, so they penalize you if they come around and find no just cause. In Toronto, the police will charge a fee of $130.00 for any false alarm event to which a police unit has been dispatched. What’s more, after the fourth false alarm in a 365 day period,  police response to the alarm system will be suspended for 365 days.

The Toronto Fire Services will charge up to $410 per hour per each fire vehicle dispatched in the case of nuisance false fire alarms. And keep in mind that in most cases, three vehicles are dispatched. Nuisance false alarms are defined as activation of a fire alarm system through mechanical failure, equipment malfunction or improper maintenance or installation of the system. 

Other cities are doing the same, so an unreliable system can cost you a lot of money. Effective monitoring of your burglar and fire alarm system is REALLY important. It protects you against loss and it protects you against penalties for false alarms.

Let MAGEN monitor your fire, smoke, burglar alarms and your sprinkler systems too. An alarm that sounds is effective only if someone is there to here it. When your house or business are uninhabited, no one will call the police or fire service for you. You need uninterrupted monitoring to protect your property. At MAGEN, we analyze the data that reaches our Monitoring Service in real time and identify the probability of a true emergency. If the alarm appears to be true, and not a false alarm, we notify the fire or police department to dispatch forces to your premises and simultaneously contact you. If the probability of a true emergency is low, we inform you of the alarm and save you the cost and the penalty.

If the water pressure inside your sprinkler system drops, this indicates that there is insufficient water to put out a fire. We can notify you of this condition so you can take the necessary precautions until water pressure rises.

Security systems installed by MAGEN can be equipped with devices to detect any attempts to cut your phone line. If you are equipped with a MAGEN Security System, MAGEN's Monitoring Service can identify a cut in your line. whether accidental or deliberate, and alert you to the danger before any break-in attempt is made.

When MAGEN monitors your alarm systems we alert you in real time to any threat, danger, hazard or problem that may arise in your business or home. MAGEN’s monitoring service is  uninterrupted 24/7! 24 hours a day, 365 days in the year.

We Monitor For

• Smoke
• Fire
• Attempted entries through windows and doors
• Unauthorized movement on your premises or on your property
• Panic and calls for help
• Glass breakage
• Gas and natural gas leaks
• Carbon monoxide levels in the air
• Low or high temperature deviations
• Deep freeze temperature deviations
• High water level
• Sprinkler system operation
• Elevator emergencies
• And whatever else worries you

The low cost of MAGEN's Monitoring Service is easily covered by the reduction of losses thanks to rapid dispatch by MAGEN's Monitoring Service and the minimization of damage resulting from faulty sprinklers, by the drop in false alarm fines, and by the uninterrupted police and fire protection provided by avoiding false alarms.

MAGEN would like to remind you of the need to carry our periodic testing of your sprinkler and alarm systems, as required by fire authorities. This is not only a legal requirement but is for your own safety and for that of your employees and customers. It also protects your merchandise and your property. The sprinkler system helps contain the fire and prevents catastrophic damage to property. You invested a lot in your sprinkler system, be sure that it works when you need it! And remember to test your emergency lighting at the same time, staff and customers may become disoriented during a fire and emergency lighting can help them find their way out.

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