Looking for DCS Security? You're in the Right Place.
DCS is how people shorten DCSI, Inc. — the security and sound company in Lutz, Florida, protecting Tampa Bay homes and businesses since 2004.
If someone handed you the name DCS — a neighbor whose alarm we installed, a builder we pre-wired for, an HOA board that hired us for gate access — this is the company they meant. The legal name is DCSI, Inc., and the fourth letter goes missing constantly: on the phone, in referrals, and in the search bar. Both names lead to the same office on Lutz Lake Fern Road and the same number, (813) 949-6500.
This page exists so nobody gets lost between the two. Below are the basics, then a set of pages answering the specific things people ask once they've found us — what we install, who watches the alarm, what to do when the panel beeps at 2am, and how to check that any Florida alarm company is what it says it is.
DCS at a Glance
DCSI, Inc. — “Security & Sound”
(813) 949-6500
128 W. Lutz Lake Fern Rd, Lutz, FL 33548
2004
24/7, in house — not outsourced
Alarms, cameras, access control, AV, low-voltage wiring
Counties covered: Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota, Marion — see service areas for what that means market by market.
The trucks say DCSI.
Everybody says DCS.
What Are You Trying to Find?
Each of these answers one thing people ask after searching the DCS name. Start with whichever matches why you're here.
DCS Security Systems
What a DCS alarm system includes, how an install actually runs, and what the equipment does.
DCS Alarm Monitoring
The in-house monitoring center in Lutz — what happens in the first ninety seconds after a signal.
DCS Camera Systems
CCTV and IP cameras, recording and retention, remote viewing, and video verification of alarms.
DCS Commercial Security
Business alarm systems, access control, gates, and community security for HOAs and CDDs.
DCS Phone Number & Office
Phone, email, address, hours, and which number to call for a new quote versus an existing system.
DCS Customer Service
Already have a DCS system: service calls, false alarms, call-list changes, moving, and trouble codes.
DCS App & Remote Access
Arming from your phone, finding which app your panel uses, and what to do when a login fails.
Is DCS Legitimate?
How to verify any Florida alarm company — license lookup, physical address, and who answers the alarm.
What Does DCS Stand For?
The name, where it comes from, and the many unrelated things also called DCS.
Common Questions About DCS
Is DCS the same company as DCSI?
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Yes. The legal name is DCSI, Inc., and the company does business as DCSI, Inc. “Security & Sound.” Customers and referrals routinely shorten it to DCS, so the two names point at the same security company in Lutz, Florida, at (813) 949-6500. If you were given the name “DCS” by a neighbor, builder, or HOA in the Tampa Bay area, this is almost certainly who they meant.
What does DCS Security do?
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DCSI designs, installs, services, and monitors security systems: residential and commercial burglar alarms, CCTV and IP camera systems, gate and access control for HOAs and CDDs, plus home theater, whole-home audio, and structured low-voltage wiring. Alarm monitoring is handled in house, 24 hours a day, from the Lutz office rather than being contracted out to a national wholesale center.
Where is DCS Security located?
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The office is at 128 W. Lutz Lake Fern Rd, Lutz, FL 33548, on the Hillsborough–Pasco county line just north of Tampa. It is a real staffed office, not a mailbox or a dispatch address, and it is where the monitoring center operates from.
What areas does DCS Security cover?
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Installation and service concentrate on Hillsborough and Pasco Counties — Lutz, Wesley Chapel, Land O' Lakes, Odessa, Carrollwood, Westchase, New Tampa, Brandon, and Tampa. Monitoring and scheduled installation extend across Central Florida from Venice and Bradenton north to Ocala and east to Lakeland and Winter Haven.
How long has DCS been in business?
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Since 2004. That is more than twenty years under the same name in the same market, which is worth checking on any alarm company you are considering — the industry has a lot of turnover, and a panel is only as good as whoever is still around to service it in year eight.
Is DCS Security a national company?
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No, and it does not present itself as one. DCSI is an independently owned Florida security company operating from a single office in Lutz. Other unrelated businesses use “DCS” in their names in other states and other industries; DCSI is not affiliated with any of them.
Looking for a different DCS?
"DCS" is a busy set of initials — it belongs to unrelated companies in other states and to entirely different fields, from industrial control systems to a well-known flight simulator. DCSI, Inc. is not affiliated with any of them. If you aren't sure this is the DCS you were looking for, this page sorts it out.
Found Us. Now What?
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