Euralarm, the European association representing the electronic fire and security Industry, has carried out a European study on false alarms. It has been published as a paperback by the academic ediotr Eric Schmidt Verlag and is also avaialable on Amazon.

The document, downloadable here, represents the Electronic Fire Safety and Security Industry's formal answer to an  ‘European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment on the Proposal for an EU Initiative Establishing a Harmonised Certification Scheme for Alarm System Components’.  

A faster and more efficient standardisation system in Europe would benefit consumers and manufacturers.We will continue to contribute actively to the work of European and international standardisation bodies to achieve this goal, notably through the development of market-oriented standards.

The European Commission, as part of its review of

Euralarm has long supported the idea that ‘Smart cities’ should include aspects of fire safety and security. European cities face an increasing frequency and intensity of hazards and disasters, which are exacerbated by climate change and social dynamics, such as demographic change and an ageing population.

On 11 October 2018, the European Commission adopted its annual Union Work Programme for European standardisation for 2019.

European standardisation and research are closely linked. Nevertheless, today they do not interact sufficiently to maximize synergies and benefits with respect to innovation. To bridge this gap between Research, Innovation and Standardisation, the interactive European project 'BRIDGIT 2' invovling Euralarm's partner CEN-CENELEC was created.

On Monday 22 October 2018, CEN-CENELEC organises a one-day workshop on the topic: Harmonised European Standards under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) - Essentials for drafting standards.

The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and Euralarm strengthen their cooperation to make society safer and more secure.