Central stations are offices which provide alarm and supervisory service and are located on the protected premises.

Central stations are offices which provide alarm and supervisory service and are located on the protected premises.

• A. True
• B. Not Specified
• C. False
• D. It Depends

Answer: (C)

A central station is a remote monitoring center, not a place on the protected premises. It provides 24/7 alarm and supervisory service for multiple sites by receiving signals from the on-site alarm panels via communications lines. Because the central station operates off-site, it can maintain secure, professional monitoring and dispatch authorities as needed, independent of the protected property. So the statement is not accurate—the central station is typically located away from the premises it monitors.

A central station is a remote monitoring center, not a place on the protected premises. It provides 24/7 alarm and supervisory service for multiple sites by receiving signals from the on-site alarm panels via communications lines. Because the central station operates off-site, it can maintain secure, professional monitoring and dispatch authorities as needed, independent of the protected property. So the statement is not accurate—the central station is typically located away from the premises it monitors.