2007 First Line of Defense Award

Certified Alarm Co. Saves Boy’s Life

Certified Alarm Co. president Eddie Buckley, Jr. never dreamed one of his alarms would end up saving the life of a young boy, but that is just what happened on a Sunday afternoon in April.

A young boy, riding his dirt bike, crashed through a large plate glass window of Marvin Morgan Furniture in Leighton, Ala. The alarm system’s glass break sensors activated the sirens and sent the alarm signal to Certified Alarm’s Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listed central station.

The exterior sirens caught the attention of the boy’s parents at their home near the store and the mother went looking for him. She found him lying in a field next to the furniture store, unconscious and covered in blood. Emergency medical technicians arrived and had the boy airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. where he underwent five hours of surgery. Doctors were able to save the boy and he is recovering from the near fatal accident.

“We get a lot of negative publicity regarding our industry,” said Buckley. “I thought this story would be another great example of our industry’s tremendous contributions to society.”>

Certified Alarm Co. was one of the finalists for the 2007 First Line of Defense Award. NBFAA is currently accepting applications for the 2008 First Line of Defense Award. The winner will be honored at the newly created Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in June. All finalists will have their stories featured in Newsline. Visit www.alarm.org today to download an application today.