Guard Tronic, Inc., serving Oklahoma since 1972, is looking for new team members to help us continue serving our 2,500+ customers in central Oklahoma.  We have an immediate need for full-time alarm systems technician in Del city. Guard Tronic is a full service, UL...

Video verification is a powerful tool in helping reduce false alarms.   It only works if the person viewed in the image is known to the person viewing the video.  This means that YOU need to be the one making the decision about dispatching….not your central station....

Happy 248th Birthday! We encourage everyone to occasionally read the United States Constitution.   Today is a good day. Constitution

The Fourth of July Holiday is a favorite time for jewel thieves.  The Jewelry Security Alliance has made the following recommendations to help prevent a loss during this long holiday weekend. RECOMMENDATIONS: Jewelers MUST respond to all alarm signals promptly...

How do you make your security system easier to use and reduce false alarms at the same time? “Send User Codes to Locks” When adding a user’s code number for the alarm system, use this setting to send their code to the Z-Wave lock.   When the user enters their code to...

Going with the lowest bidder may cost more in the long run.   In fact, the lowest bidder often leads to the greatest cost. General contractors are usually required to include the necessary fire alarm system in your new facility.  The fire alarm typically goes through...

Because a company has a license to do work doesn’t mean that they have the expertise and experience to do it well.   Your family’s life is too important to trust with a company that has only been in business a couple of years.  Your co-workers’ safety is too important...

Actual reviews from actual customers. We are proud to have Pat McClellan as one of our owners.  He consistently gets the best reviews of all of our technicians. Guard Tronic Proven Property Protection Since 1959 (800) 542-7866 info@guardtronic.com   Fort Smith...

With the stylish 7-Inch Touchscreen Keypads, users can view live and recorded video from any of their connected cameras on-site. Available with V-4000, V- 5000 and V-6000 cameras. Other features include: Two-way audio to speak with visitors at the Video Doorbell...

"[Memorial Day is] the most expensive holiday on the calendar.   Every hot dog, every burger, every spin around the lake, or drink with friends and family…is a debt…purchased by others.   This is not about all who’ve served…that day comes in the fall.   This one is in...

Sometimes security isn’t just about keeping the bad guy out.   It may also mean keeping those you love inside and safe. Guard Tronic has worked with parents of children with special needs to design systems to help keep them inside the home, notify the parents if a...

Cameras have been recording nefarious acts for decades.   But what if they could do more?  What if your cameras could also work as a burglary system motion detector?   What if the camera system could know the difference between a person, animal, and car?   And what if...

Approximately 85-95% of false alarms are caused by entry / exit errors.   Users enter an armed area and can’t get the system disarmed in time correctly. Integrating an access control system with the burglary system eliminates almost all of these false dispatches. ...

Do you want to: Increase the value of your home? Improve the aesthetics of your home? Make it easier to track who enters your home? Make replicating keys a thing of the past? Reduce false alarms? Z-Wave locks can do all of the above for less than you think.  They come...

Is your alarm system still communicating over a phone line? Alarm systems/ phone line communicators were engineered in the 1960s.  Modern phone lines are utilizing a completely different technology.  Don’t expect a modern alarm system to communicate over a phone line...

{This post about robbery has nothing to do with today being Tax Day.  The timing of this post is purely coincidental} A robbery and a burglary are two very different events! A burglary is a covert operation.  The burglar doesn’t want to be seen or heard.  Burglars...

Expecting 99% darkness today? Don’t worry!  Our cameras can see in the dark. Let’s talk infrared illuminators. Guard Tronic Proven Property Protection for 65 Years (800) 542-7866 info@guardtronic.com

Restaurants and grocery stores will typically lose more money when a freezer or refrigerator quits working than from a burglary or robbery.  Luckily our systems can respond to all three. Add temperature sensors to an existing system or include it in the design of your...

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Guard Tronic was honored to host UL Auditor, Nick Mirus, today. Nick inspected several of our Mercantile jewelry stores in Northwest Arkansas to ensure compliance with UL 681.  He also verified our central station’s compliance with UL 827. Guard Tronic is proud to...

Waldo Eugene Gilbert 1929 - 2024 We learned today of the passing of Waldo Gilbert.  Waldo was Guard Tronic’s second employee and the brother of our founder, Kenneth Gilbert.   He is also the father-in-law of Fort Smith’s Service Manager, Ed Carter. Waldo was a...