Occasion also marked availability of Samsung SmartThings ADT Home Security System
*Customer received compensation for participation in this event
NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, ADT, a leading provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses, celebrated one of its LifeSaver events in New York City with ADT customer Dave Carrescia and his family.
Carrescia was near his New York City office when ADT called, alerting to a fire and stating that First Responders were en route to his Greenwich, CT home. The beloved family dog, Maggie, was home alone and trapped in her pet crate as flames and heavy smoke spread throughout the house.
“We owe Maggie’s life, and the safety of our home and family possessions, to ADT,” said Carrescia. “Without ADT professional monitoring my family and I believe Maggie would no longer be with us today and our house would have burned to the ground.”
Carrescia explained that Maggie was minutes from dying when Firefighters, summoned by ADT, broke through a door, opened the crate and rescued her. An electrical surge caused an old power strip in the Carrescia’s basement to fail, filling the home with smoke. Greenwich Firefighters took Maggie outside and bravely battled the fire, saving the home and many of the family’s irreplaceable possessions. October is National Fire Prevention Month, and the Carrescia’s experience shows the importance of professional monitoring and the work of First Responders to keep family lives and homes safe from dangerous flames.
At the LifeSaver celebration at the Best Buy in Columbus Circle, Dave’s wife, Lawton, and their three children, along with Maggie, warmly greeted their rescuers for the first time since the fire. They also met Leatrice Johnson, the ADT dispatcher who flew in from ADT’s Customer Care Center in Jacksonville, FL, where the fire alarm was received. For reporting the fire which helped save Maggie, Johnson was presented ADT’s highest honor, a LifeSaver Award.
“At ADT, we believe everyone deserves to feel safe,” said Jamie Haenggi, ADT Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. “When every second counts, monitored protection can be the difference between protecting the things and people you love the most, and a more serious situation. We are so happy ADT was there to help the Carrescia family.”
The event also featured the availability of the Samsung SmartThings ADT home security system. With the intelligence and connectivity of Samsung, the professional monitoring of ADT and the expansiveness of the SmartThings smart home platform, the Samsung SmartThings ADT home security system is the safest, easiest and most flexible DIY security and smart home solution available for families today. Consumers can now help create a safe and secure home while also growing their connected home ecosystem. The kit is backed by ADT professional monitoring.
The Carrescia’s were given the first kit to help protect them in their temporary home until moving back in to their permanent home next year.
Also, ADT presented $10,000 to the Greenwich Fire Department, as well as the FDNY Foundation, on behalf of the New York City Fire Department, as a thank you for the live-saving work of their departments. Samsung donated ADT Home Security Starter Kits and ADT Home Safety Expansion Packs to deserving First Responders, along with six months of ADT service.
Bill Lee, Vice President, Smart Home Product Marketing, Samsung Electronics America made the presentation. “Equipping First Responders and their families with the new Samsung SmartThings ADT home security system is just a small token of the immense appreciation that we have for the men and women of the FDNY and Greenwich Fire Department. Everyone deserves to have the peace of mind that comes with a safe, secure and connected home, and we’re excited to be here today to recognize these folks.”
“Smoke detectors save lives, but a monitored fire system, which gives early notification to the fire department is much better,” said Lt. Steven Whittaker of the Greenwich Fire Department. “It’s always rewarding when you can help out a family like the Carrescia’s and minimize losses.”
Available now for pre-order, the products will be ready for purchase in Best Buy stores as well as BestBuy.com, Samsung.com and SmartThings.com starting next week. The ADT Home Security Starter Kit starts at $549.99 and ADT Home Safety Expansion Pack starts at $199.99. Monthly monitoring is available starting at $14.99 for life safety and $24.99 for security services. For more information, visit, www.smartthings.com/ADT.
About ADT
ADT is a leading provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses in the United States and Canada. ADT's broad and pioneering set of products and services, including ADT Pulse® interactive home and business solutions, and health services, meet a range of customer needs for today’s active and increasingly mobile lifestyles. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
About SmartThings
SmartThings is the easiest way to turn your home into a smart home – making it simple to monitor and control your everyday devices from anywhere. As an open platform with one of the largest ecosystems of integrated devices, SmartThings connects over 2.8 million products and allows all of the devices in your home to work together for limitless possibilities. Founded in 2012 and based in Mountain View, SmartThings was acquired by Samsung in 2014 and operates independently as a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. For more information, visit www.smartthings.com. There’s potential in your everyday things.
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), is a recognized innovative leader in consumer electronics, mobile devices and enterprise solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA is pushing beyond the limits of today’s technology and providing consumers and organizations with a portfolio of groundbreaking products in appliances, home entertainment, Internet of Things, mobile computing, smartphones, virtual reality, wireless infrastructure and wearables, in addition to offering leading content and services related to mobile payments, 360-degree VR video, customer support and more. Samsung is a pioneering leader in smartphones and HDTVs in the U.S. and one of America’s fastest growing home appliance brands. To discover more about Samsung, please visit www.samsung.com. For the latest Samsung news, please visit news.samsung.com/us and follow us @SamsungNewsUS.
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