Security Work in Lake Wales
Kincaid Alarm has been working out of Lake Wales since 1973, and Lake Wales is well inside the area we cover every week. Same technicians, same Florida central station, same written pricing, whether you are five minutes from the office or across the county.
We have run out of 56 W Central Ave in downtown Lake Wales since 1973, which means a 33853 address is the shortest drive we make and the one place we can normally reach fastest. New home permits in the city jumped from 31 in 2020 to 409 in 2024, and approved projects including Stoneridge, Lake Wales Commons and Peace Crossing mean a lot of new houses arriving with builder prewire and no monitored system behind it. For the unincorporated county, the Polk County Sheriff's Office runs a false alarm reduction program and alarm registration, which we help our customers get set up as part of an installation.
What Lake Wales Properties Actually Need
Lake Wales splits sharply into three security situations. The 1920s brick commercial blocks downtown are multi-tenant buildings with rear service doors, shared alleys and stock rooms, which is a case for access control and camera coverage rather than a residential alarm. The established neighborhoods between there and the ridge are older single-family homes on generous lots with detached garages and workshops, where the outbuilding usually holds more value than the house contents and usually has nothing on it. Then there is the new production housing on the edges, at Whispering Ridge, Leoma's Landing and beyond, where builders leave prewire in the walls that nobody ever finishes, so the panel is a decorative box until somebody activates it. Lake Ashton is its own category: a large 55 plus gated community where residents are away for months at a time and where the guard gate at the entrance is often mistaken for a substitute for a system on the house.
Our Services in Lake Wales
Home Security Systems in Lake Wales
This is our home city, so a Lake Wales assessment is the shortest trip we make. New builds arrive with prewire nobody finished and older homes have detached garages and workshops left outside any system.
Learn moreAlarm Monitoring in Lake Wales
Signals from a 33853 address go to a UL Listed, FM Approved central station inside Florida rather than to a call center in another time zone. Basic monitoring starts at $25.50 a month.
Learn moreAlarm Takeover in Lake Wales
A great many Lake Wales houses have a panel on the wall from a company that no longer exists locally. We test what is there and take over the account rather than selling a replacement.
Learn moreCommercial Security in Lake Wales
The 1920s brick blocks in the downtown historic district are multi-tenant buildings with rear service doors and shared alleys, which need access control and camera coverage more than they need another siren.
Learn moreEnvironmental Monitoring in Lake Wales
Lake Ashton and the seasonal homes around the ridge sit empty for months, and in this climate a leak or a humidity problem does more damage in that time than a break-in would.
Learn moreNeighborhoods We Cover in Lake Wales
- Downtown Lake Wales Commercial Historic District
- Northwest Lake Wales
- Grove Manor
- Lake Ashton
- Whispering Ridge
- Leoma's Landing
- Floritan and West Lake Wales
- Carlsberg Estates on Lake Suzanne
You will see our trucks around Bok Tower Gardens on Iron Mountain, Spook Hill, Historic Lake Wales Depot and History Museum in the 1928 Atlantic Coast Line station and Eagle Ridge Mall on US 27.
Need a security system in Lake Wales?
Call and talk to someone local. The assessment is free, and if the right answer is taking over the system you already have rather than selling you a new one, we will say so.
Nearby Areas We Serve
All service areasLake Wales Security FAQs
Where in Lake Wales are you based?
Our office is at 56 W Central Ave in downtown Lake Wales and has been our base since 1973. A 33853 address is the shortest drive we make, so we can normally get to Lake Wales calls faster than anywhere else we serve. Call (863) 223-8324.
My new house came with alarm wiring but no system. What now?
That is builder prewire, and it is extremely common in the newer Lake Wales subdivisions. It usually means contacts in some of the door and window frames and a panel location roughed in, with nothing installed and nothing programmed. We come out, see what was actually run, and tell you honestly what can be used and what has to be added, which is normally much less than starting from nothing.
Do I need an alarm permit in Lake Wales?
The Polk County Sheriff's Office runs a false alarm reduction program and alarm registration for the unincorporated county, and cities in the county administer their own rules. We will tell you what applies at your specific address and help you register as part of the install, because an unregistered system can mean a fine on a response you did not want.
I am in Lake Ashton and away half the year. What should I actually have?
A monitored system with the perimeter covered, and then temperature and humidity monitoring, which for a seasonal Florida house is arguably the higher value of the two. A gate at the community entrance controls traffic, it does not tell you that a supply line let go in July. Total Connect Remote Services lets you check the house and get alerts wherever you are.
What does a security system cost in Lake Wales?
The equipment depends on the house, so we price it in writing after a free assessment rather than guessing over the phone. The monitoring is a published rate rather than a quote: basic central station monitoring starts at $25.50 a month, and Total Connect Remote Services starts at $5.99 a month on top.
Do you work on the old brick buildings downtown?
Yes. The commercial blocks in the downtown historic district have had tenants layered into them for a century, which means rear service doors, shared alleys, stock rooms and no record of who holds which key. Access control and camera coverage usually solve more there than adding detection does.