Find a licensed home security installer in Huntington, NY

Who licenses home security installers in Huntington

• New York's Department of State licenses security and fire alarm installers: anyone who offers or undertakes to install, service or maintain a system that detects intrusion, break-in, movement, sound or fire. A license runs two years.
• Applicants for the state license must be 18, show proof of fingerprinting, pass an alarm installer examination and complete prescribed courses of four 15-hour modules and one 21-hour module.
• No license is needed when an owner personally installs an alarm system on their own property or place of business, or has an employee install it there.
• An electrician who installs security or fire alarm systems is licensed for that work through the Department of State's Division of Licensing Services.

State rules and the lookup steps: how to check a home security installer's license.

What the Town of Huntington requires

• Huntington's Fire Prevention Bureau issues permits for fire alarm, fire sprinkler and fire suppression systems.
• Huntington has established fees for installing or modifying fire alarm system equipment.

The Town of Huntington Building and Housing Division handles permits ((631) 351-2821). Our Town of Huntington permit guide covers how to apply, inspections and certificates.

Homes in Huntington: what the Census shows

Across the Town of Huntington, villages included, the median home was built in 1963, and 43% of homes were built before 1960, 11% before 1940. 89% of homes here are owner-occupied, and 84% are single-family detached houses.

What security and smart home installation costs here

Labor is a large part of any price. Long Island security and fire alarm systems installers earn a median $55,650 a year, from about $44,506 at entry level to $70,281 with experience. (New York State Department of Labor, wages updated to the first quarter of 2026.) Prices come from written estimates; more in the home security and smart home cost guide.

Before you hire in Huntington

• Ask for the license number the work needs here (see who licenses home security installers above), and check it before you sign.
• Ask who files with the Town of Huntington Building and Housing Division, and who books the inspections.
• Is your business licensed by New York State to install security systems?
• Who monitors the system, and what does the contract commit me to?