I will list come criteria below and then some of the Alarm companies here in Utah for comparison. I have listed the DOPL web site below and you can look up current licensing information on that web site to verify a company's current status. If there are any errors on this blog please email Larry@Peakalarm.com and I will correct those errors. This is not a complete list of companies. Low price is not the best criteria when looking for a solid professional alarm company.

AAA Security 1/12/13/14 Alarm Control 1/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13 ADT (Protection One and ADT are now one company) 1/5/6/7/8/13/14 Alpha Security 1/6/ Anchor Alarm 1/12/13 AMP Alarm 1/10/F score on Better Business Bureau COMCAST BROADBAND SECURITY, LLC DBA as XFINITY HOME 1/12/ DELTA FIRE SYSTEMS aka 3D Fire Protection 1/6/7/8/12/13/14 Elite Home Security LLC 1/6/10 Gray Security 1/2/6/7/ Peak Alarm 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/12/13/14 Only 3 complaints listed in the last 3 years (All three BBB complaints have dropped off as of 12/11/17 so they have 0) Platinum Security Solutions 1/6/12/13 SIMPLEXGRINNELL -Multiple offices 1/5/6/7/8/ STONE SECURITY 1/6/12/13 Zero Complaints in the last 3 years TRI-CITY ALARM 1/6/12/13 Only one complaint in the last 3 years TYCO INTEGRATED SECURITY LLC (TYCO merged with Johnson Controls) 1/5/6/7/8/10 C- on BBB Score UTAH CONTROLS 1/6/7/8/12/13 Zero Complaints in the last 3 years

1.Licensed and Insured 2.Local UL listed Central Station 3.Local UL2050 listed Central Station for high Security 4.Full Guard and Patrol Division 5.Several Offices to serve you 6.Factory Trained and Certified 7.Fire Alarm Certified for commerical systems including inspections and installations 8.NICET technicians on staff 9.Under 1000 complaints on the BBB web site Better Business Bureau web site in the last 3 years 10.Under 100 complaints on the Better Business Bureau in the last 3 years 11.Under 10 complaints on the Better Business Bureau in the last 3 years 12. Under 5 complaints on the Better Business Bureau in the last 3 years 13. A+ Rating with the Better Business Bureau 14. BBB Accredited

Some of the listed companies concentrate on residential home security systems and other companies do more commercial security. Some of the companies do Fire Alarm and some don't so trying to compare is difficult. Trying to find a company that meets all of your requirements is possible and some people like to buy or support local companies which is another factor to consider.

When you have updated information please contact Larry Love at Larry@peakalarm.com and he can update your company information on this post. If there is incorrect information please make us aware of this as well. On the below web site you can look up Burglar Alarm companies or Contract Security Companies (Guard/Patrol) and you will find many companies that have had their licenses expire, some have been revoked and just in the list of Contract Security Companies 20 of those licenses have been denied. Do your research before you buy or invest with an Alarm company or Security Company.

This is not a complete list of companies so you can see the complete licensed list on the site below.

Verify a Utah DOPL Alarm company license

3-Mountain Communications RENEWAL DENIED 5 Diamond Home Protection LLC REVOKED Absolute Alarm LLC DENIED ADSCO Administrative hold Advance Protection Services DENIED Advanced Security Systems Administrative hold AES Systems, Inc. DENIED Affiliated Central Inc. DENIED Alarm Services Inc. Administrative Hold Alert Center Inc. Administrative Hold Alert Electronic Alarm Company Administrative Hold Alert Technologies Administrative Hold All West/Utah Inc. Administrative Hold Allied Security Administrative Hold American Alarm Systems Administrative Hold Ampition Home LLC - REVOKED Anser-fone, Inc. RENEWAL DENIED Any Hour Inc DENIED Apartment Protection Sys Inc DENIED Automated Security LLC DENIED AXIOM Sales LLC REVOKED AVI Security Renewal DENIED

As you can see from this small sample of just the A letters that many of the licenses get denied or revoked. I did not list the expired licenses which just on the first 4 pages were 16 of the approximate 44 companies which is 36%. There are several reasons that a company could be put on administrative hold and you would need to check with DOPL to verify individual companies. Also the citations that DOPL gives out our public record and can be viewed on their web site. DOPL is The Division of Occupational Licensing. To get a State of Utah license companies have to show that they have current insurance, training and they need to have a qualifying agent that works for them. You can look on the same web site to see a list of items you would need to apply as a burglar alarm company or company agent. There are tests that need to be passed and an application process that does take some time. Trying to wade through the hundreds of companies is a chore.

Very few of the above companies have the entire list of services. Some of the National Companies such as TYCO and ADT do have most of the services but their central stations are out of state but they are UL listed, licensed, factory trained and they do have insurance.

Many web site say TOP 10 companies or the best 5 or top 5 companies but what you need to understand is to be on those lists you simply need to pay to get on those lists. You don't have a have a good BBB Better Business Bureau report or even be licensed. That is why I suggest you looking at a few other criteria other than a top ten list to decide which company to use.

In the above list there is a company that has been in business since 1969,is licensed, insured, factory trained, BBB accredited with an A+ rating,has a UL listed Local Central Station to monitor your security and fire accounts, has the UL2050 listings from UL for high security, has a full Guard and Patrol Division and offices in Idaho and Utah to serve you. Peak Alarm is a clear choice when you need to decide on a security company to do your commercial or residential installations. Call Larry Love 801 428 1384 Larry@peakalarm.com for more information or with corrections to this article.