This year, the Electronic Security Association and its participating state chapters have awarded over $67,000 in scholarships to college-bound children of first responders throughout the nation. The trade association, comprised of electronic security and life safety installation, integration and monitoring professionals, was supported by COPS Monitoring and Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) in 2018, to award $13,500 to the program’s top two applicants.

by Ándria Morgan - MarCom Specialist

STOP, DROP, and ROLL. A concept we are all too familiar with. One that most of us learned as children in school or with our parents. Such a basic concept, that does exactly what it needs to do: remind you of the proper procedure in the event of a fire.

Summer is here, which means homeowners nationwide will soon be targets of deceptive door knockers trying to con them into switching their alarm service. Last week, ADT, ESA, TMA, and the Louisiana State Fire Marshal joined the Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana for its Deceptive Sales Practice News Conference.

This week, the Electronic Security Association’s National Training School, launched its new Online Instructor Led Training (OILT) platform providing synchronous online training to its customers. ESA has been a front-runner when it comes to offering online courses for the electronic security industry, and the association’s training school continues to evolve with this new and convenient delivery method.

by Chris Heaton - Vice President for Advocacy and Public Affairs

On October 12, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order, “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States,” with the stated purpose of facilitating the purchase of health insurance across state lines and creating a healthcare system that is affordable for the American people. His order directed the Secretary of Labor to consider proposing regulations that would allow expansion of “Association Health Plans” (AHP) by employers.

by Michelle Yungblut - Vice President of Training & Certification

Yes, you read that title right. And nope, we aren’t hiring virtual instructors. The ESA National Training School is going to start offering instructor-led training  courses virtually! We are referring to this new delivery method as Online Instructor Led Training (OILT).