In case of system failure, what will the alarm monitor do?

• A. The building evacuation is initiated
• B. Notify central security headquarters only
• C. All owners/users of protected facilities will be contacted and instructed to assume security of their facilities
• D. Initiate automatic lock-down of all facilities

Answer: (C)

When a system failure occurs, the alarm monitor operatively shifts to sending guidance directly to those who are responsible for protected facilities. The idea is to ensure security maintenance even when central systems can’t coordinate actions, so the monitor reaches every facility owner/user and instructs them to secure their own areas. This decentralized, proactive approach is the most reliable under failure conditions because it doesn’t depend on automated or centralized actions that may be unavailable.

Evacuation or automatic lockdown rely on functioning system triggers, which may be compromised during a failure, making them inappropriate in this scenario. Simply notifying central security headquarters would not ensure on-site actions happen promptly across all facilities, whereas instructing every owner/user to secure their facility provides immediate, distributed accountability.