A system for live status notification of response personnel actions to building owner/operators, comprising: a building owner/operator communication device; an alarm system at a building having a control panel component and one or more alarm system device components; a central monitoring station having, a user interface; a memory; and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to: receive an event alarm signal from an alarm system component; send a response request signal to a response facility; receive a response request signal reply indicating that response facility personnel will respond to the building; receive information about the building from the building owner/operator at the central monitoring station; forward the information received from the building owner/operator to responding personnel; receive event response update data from the response facility personnel via a response personnel communication device; and send the event response update message to the building owner/operator communication device. a building owner/operator communication device; an alarm system at a building having a control panel component and one or more alarm system device components; a central monitoring station having, a user interface; a memory; and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to: receive an event alarm signal from an alarm system component; send a response request signal to a response facility; receive a response request signal reply indicating that response facility personnel will respond to the building; receive information about the building from the building owner/operator at the central monitoring station; forward the information received from the building owner/operator to responding personnel; receive event response update data from the response facility personnel via a response personnel communication device; and send the event response update message to the building owner/operator communication device. a user interface; a memory; and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to: receive an event alarm signal from an alarm system component; send a response request signal to a response facility; receive a response request signal reply indicating that response facility personnel will respond to the building; receive information about the building from the building owner/operator at the central monitoring station; forward the information received from the building owner/operator to responding personnel; receive event response update data from the response facility personnel via a response personnel communication device; and send the event response update message to the building owner/operator communication device. receive an event alarm signal from an alarm system component; send a response request signal to a response facility; receive a response request signal reply indicating that response facility personnel will respond to the building; receive information about the building from the building owner/operator at the central monitoring station; forward the information received from the building owner/operator to responding personnel; receive event response update data from the response facility personnel via a response personnel communication device; and send the event response update message to the building owner/operator communication device.