We take this time to be thankful. We thank each one of our customers.  It has been an honor to serve you for over 64 years.  We hope we can continue faithfully protecting what you value most. We thank all of our vendors.  Besides security window screens, Guard Tronic...

Short story:  Guard Tronic is getting a new text number.  Please add (479) 322-4030 to your phone as Guard Tronic’s central station.   This is ONLY for texting! Long story:  ZipWhip, the SMS service Guard Tronic has used since 2017, was purchased and is going away. ...

Short story:  Guard Tronic is getting a new text number.  Please add (479) 322-4030 to your phone as Guard Tronic's central station.   This is ONLY for texting! Long story:  ZipWhip, the SMS service Guard Tronic has used since 2017, was purchased and is going away. ...

Our keypads turn red when an alarm is tripped, immediately warning of potential danger.   This is important if you aren’t the first person on your alarm call list….or not on the list at all, but still have a key to the door. A security system should warn anyone...

“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” - Winston Churchill We take time today to honor all of our veterans and to say “thank you!”  Through your service to our country, you inspire us to serve others.  We appreciate your example and we hope to honor you by our...

How secure is your security system if worn buttons on a keypad make it easy to guess a code? How many code numbers have been stolen by looking over the users’ shoulder, watching the authorized user enter their code? Guard Tronic offers high security keypads that...

Guard Tronic’s Fort Smith office was to host surveillance camera training for our sales and technical personnel.  When two of the three corporate trainers hadn’t shown by the scheduled time, phone calls were made.  We learned of the traffic accident that claimed the...

Multiple paths to the central station mean greater reliability and lower costs. Dual phone lines were the standard communication method for commercial fire alarm systems for decades.  As they begin to sunset, many companies are installing systems that ONLY communicate...

If you heat your home with natural gas or propane, new building codes require carbon monoxide detectors to be installed and maintained in accordance with NFPA 72. You could go to your favorite box store and spend a few dollars on a device that may or may not work when...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has named October 8 – 14 as Fire Prevention Week. About 2,500 people die from fires each year, and 74% of those deaths happen at home.  Smoke detectors are the fastest responding detection device to most home fires. ...

Is security an afterthought?  It may be to your security provider. Many communications companies have started installing and/or monitoring security systems over the last few years because they see the end-of-the-line for their traditional service (cable television or...

Where is your alarm system being monitored? Some of our nation’s largest alarm companies and contract monitoring stations are now allowing their operators to work from home.  Despite spending tens of thousands of dollars (to millions of dollars for the largest) to...

New building codes mean new requirements for carbon monoxide detectors.  If your home uses natural gas or propane for heat, you need to have detectors inside each sleeping area. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that kills hundreds of Americans each year,...

Happy Labor Day! Thanks to all that contribute to the American workforce.

Temperatures WILL eventually begin to cool down. Be prepared to run your natural gas or propane furnace by installing carbon monoxide detectors.  Recent changes to building codes require more detection devices in homes and businesses that use gas for heating. If you...

Guard Tronic has been installing security systems for over 64 years. While we don’t have manuals for the earliest systems, we do have manuals for systems dating back to the 1970s.  And we of course have manuals for the systems we will be installing this week. Want to...