The Monitoring Association
Public SafetyVirginia, United States2-10 Employees
The Monitoring Association, formerly the Central Station Alarm Association, operates as a professional body within the public safety sector. Based in Tysons, Virginia, it maintains a small-to-mid-sized staff and focuses on advancing professional monitoring. It pursues its mission by promoting education, advocacy, and the development of standards to improve monitoring for consumers and first responders. Its stakeholders include consumers of monitored services, first responders, and other industry participants seeking a coordinated voice and stronger safety practices. In 2026, the organization broadened collaboration with the Electronic Security Association and the Security Industry Association on joint advocacy efforts and events, including Hill Walk, and launched AVS-01, a five-level scoring framework to help telecommunicators prioritize alarm notifications and speed the appropriate response. These activities reflect its role in the public safety ecosystem as a standards- and education-focused body that works with other leading associations.