Abstract: A security alarm system having a plurality of features. Among other features, the security alarm system includes a plurality of secondary sensors, which refers to sensors that sense conditions outside of the location. These sensors can provide data pertaining to conditions outside of the location, and may include radiation sensors, insect sensors, earthquake sensors, water level sensors, rain sensors and the like. Data can be obtained from a network of such sensors at various remote locations for purposes of forecasting, analyzing, planning, warning and the like.

Abstract: An alarm system having one or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for providing notification of an alarm event to individual(s). The computer-executable instructions perform steps comprising: receiving an alarm event from an alarm system; determining a customer associated with the alarm event; determining at least one individual that is to be contacted based upon the customer that has been determined as being associated with the alarm event; selecting a transmission vector from a plurality of available transmission vectors; associating the selected transmission vector with the alarm event; sending an alarm event notification to the individual(s) utilizing the selected transmission vector; and awaiting a response to the alarm event notification. The response may provide a response vector which can be used to route the response to an appropriate agent.