ECHO-connected Alarm Receiving Centres (ARCs) monitoring protected premises pass on alarm signals directly to Police Force "Blues and Two's" Despatchers via the ECHO platform, prioritised over '999' alarms.
Police estimates indicate saving up to 4 minutes in police response times to alarm incidents - potentially critical in an emergency situation, these alarm signals not requiring Police Call Handler processing prior to response.
ECHO-connected Alarm Receiving Centres are listed below:
ECHO-connected Alarm Receiving Centres (ARCs) monitoring protected premises pass on alarm signals directly to Police Force "Blues and Two's" Despatchers via the ECHO platform, prioritised over '999' alarms.