K N S Alarm Services.

The state insures K N S Alarm Services under a single workers'-comp class, electrical alarm system installation, service and repair, and its Washington L&I specialties are limited energy and HVAC/refrigeration. Recent permits tell the same story: prewiring and installing a security system in Spokane Valley, a camera and NVR job in Spokane, a camera and security system install in Chewelah. The state dates the business to 1998 and lists Brian Kissick and Linda Kissick as principals. The company says it is family-owned and locally run, and lists a master electrician on the team. This is a small shop, one to three people on the state's count, with the owner doing the installs and work coming mostly through referrals and repeat customers. It fits a homeowner adding cameras or a monitored alarm, or a property owner setting up fire alarm and access control, who wants the same people who wired it to answer for it later. General wiring, panel upgrades and large commercial construction packages sit outside its focus on low-voltage security systems. Around Spokane, the season matters most for outdoor camera work. Cable runs along eaves and through exterior walls are easiest when the siding isn't brittle with cold, and mounting brackets seal better in dry weather than on a freeze-thaw day. Ask that exterior penetrations get proper sealing, since snow melting against a wall will find any gap. Winter is a good time to plan an interior alarm or prewire, and summer suits the camera placement, when the long days let you see sight lines and glare from the sun.