by Lauren Dublin | Feb 23, 2026 | Industry Trends, WHIRC News
Rockford, Minn. (February 23, 2026) WH International Response Center (WHIRC), a leader in technology and monitoring solutions, proudly announces that its alarm monitoring center has successfully achieved UL Certification from Underwriters Laboratories for the 33rd consecutive year. This milestone underscores WHIRC’s commitment to maintaining the highest standards of safety, reliability, and performance in security monitoring.
UL certification is a globally recognized mark of excellence that signifies compliance with stringent industry requirements for alarm monitoring centers. Maintaining this certification for over three decades demonstrates WHIRC’s unwavering dedication to continuous improvement and superior service quality.
“We are proud to recognize another year the WHIRC team has remained committed to upholding the highest industry standards,” said Ashley Raisanen, WHIRC Technology and Dealer Manager. “We value the trust our dealers and customers place in us and are honored to provide the reliability and security they depend on every day.”
The certification process included an in-depth assessment of WHIRC’s monitoring center, evaluating key factors such as power redundancy, response times, cybersecurity measures, and compliance with industry best practices. By meeting these criteria year after year, WHIRC ensures its dealers receive dependable alarm monitoring services 24/7.
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WHIRC is a leading provider of security and alarm monitoring solutions, dedicated to helping protect homes and businesses with state-of-the-art technology and expert monitoring services. For more information about WHIRC and its UL-certified alarm monitoring services, visit WHIRC.com.
by Lauren Dublin | Feb 9, 2026 | Industry Trends, Uncategorized
Your customers have important properties and resources that need protection. With state-of-the-art CHeKT technology, you can offer them the ability to act quickly on critical information that may affect these assets.
CHeKT lets you offer customers a proactive video security system with automated visual and audible deterrence. The CHeKT system, combined with WHIRC’s world-class monitoring, results in a significant reduction in false alarms thanks to its accuracy, and a customer who is far more aware of activity being monitored.
With a CHeKT video control panel, each camera can quickly detect motion or activity and alert the WHIRC monitoring center and your customer, giving each party the ability to quickly dispatch first responders or other needed responses.
CHeKT systems easily integrate with most security cameras. The bridge device in the system seamlessly converts video to monitoring station signals, offering a clear, useful monitoring interface for dispatchers. The CHeKT bridge seamlessly converts video events into monitoring center signals, empowering dispatchers and your customers to take action.
The app provides push notifications for video detection and alerts, offers livestreaming and cloud storage, and lets customers arm and disarm their site from anywhere. It can even be set up to allow multiple users if more than one person needs system access.
In one instance, CHeKT detected people loitering on a property late at night, and within four minutes, law enforcement had been dispatched after the clip was reviewed by both the WHIRC monitoring center and the property manager. This fast response greatly decreases the risk of property damage, improves safety, and demonstrates how professional monitoring and modern technology help your customer protect what matters most.
Proactive video security systems are one of the most effective ways to secure a property and integrating a CHeKT device with WHIRC’s monitoring center allows for the situational awareness needed to effectively, accurately, and quickly deter unwanted activity.
Contact WHIRC today to learn more. Reach our team at (763) 477-3122 or [email protected].
by Jessica | Sep 15, 2021 | Industry Trends, WHIRC News
Fall is quickly approaching and as we reflect on the last 8 months there have been challenges, along with new opportunities. One item to note is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has placed Dahua and Hikvision on the list of companies deemed as threats to national security. This has caused alarm and video installers using these products to change technology offerings to ensure compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Dahua and Hikvision are currently working with the FCC to address the NDAA compliance issues. Many camera manufacturers are NDAA compliant and below is a short list of companies that have product available:
- Avigilon
- Avycon
- Axis Communications [4]
- Bosch
- FLIR
- Mobotix
- OpenEye
- Paxton
WHIRC provides both video health monitoring and video verification services by connecting either through direct integration or by receiving email alerts. WHIRC continues to support and provide monitoring options as different video platforms become prevalent in the marketplace. We are proactively working with manufacturers to ensure compatibility and support. In August, WHIRC launched our OpenEye integration providing a full monitoring option. We also offer health monitoring of video systems that is much like traditional alarm system notifications. When a signal is received, WHIRC is able to notify the customer when a camera is offline, an NVR loses connection, storage reaches capacity, and much more.
WHIRC is excited to be a custom solution provider for you and your customers!
Message from Business Manager Ashley Raisanen
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