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SPECIAL REPORT
SSI Hall of Fame Class
of 2023
INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME
Stan Martin
Executive Director,
Security Industry Alarm
Coalition (SIAC)
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n 2004 to celebrate the 25th anniversary
of Security Sales & Integration,
the publication designated the
25 most dynamic people who had
shaped the electronic security industry. That
impressive list formed the foundation of the
SSI Industry Hall of fame, with smaller groups
of important contributors recognized in
subsequent years. Those chosen in the second
round included Stan Martin, who throughout
the subsequent 18 years has continued to be
one of the industry's most highly respected
liaisons between the alarm industry and law
enforcement in the partnership of managing
false alarms and ensuring ongoing timely
response to alarm incidents.
His original printed induction included the
Martin presides over an
alarm management awards
segment during the Public
Safety Luncheon, held at the
Electronic Security Expo (ESX).
following . . .
Despite having already achieved a lifetime's
Career Highlights
▶ In 1975, launched cable security company
RMS Systems Inc.; grew it to $1.3 million
business before selling to Chubb Security
Systems (1990)
▶ Grew Chubb from $1.3 million to $5 million
by 1993 while also serving as executive
director of the National Burglar and Fire
Alarm Association (NBFAA)
▶ Named ADI vice president of industry relations
in 1993, left in 2001
▶ National director of the Alarm Industry Research
and Education Foundation (AIREF),
1996-2002
▶ Became SIAC's executive director in 2002
Why He's on the List
▶ Leading crusader in false alarm issues
▶ Spearheaded model states/cities studies,
model ordinances for alarm response
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worth of accomplishments and accolades by
that point, there was no drop-off for Martin.
In fact, he might have picked up even more
momentum! Marking his 20th year as executive
director of the Security Industry Alarm
Coalition in 2022, Martin's tireless efforts in
false alarm reduction are legendary.
He has traveled across the United States,
meeting with alarm associations carrying the
SIAC flag and raising funds for an organization
that exists solely on donations. He led SIAC
through the pandemic and never missed a beat.
Martin has operated the organization with a
balanced budget year after year, sometimes
even lowering his own salary so that the budget
was balanced. His actions and that of the SIAC
team thwarted unfair false alarm ordinances in
many municipalities through the years.
When it came time to select the third
member of the recently launched SSI Industry
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▶ Helped establish National Training School
(NTS) in Texas
▶ Organized National Burglar and Fire Alarm
Association (NBFAA) Chartered States
Program
▶ Instrumental in mounting campaign against
Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs)
Martin Comment: " I truly believe God
has given me every gift/talent I have
- there is nothing special about me.
My life has just been blessed! To be
associated or considered as a peer with
the others selected would be an honor;
to be selected leaves me at a place
without words. This industry has given
me so much and I have given so little. "
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