Firstline Security seeks bankruptcy protection

Firstline Security Inc., an Orem-based provider of customized home security products, has sought bankruptcy protection from creditors.

The company listed debt and assets of less than $50 million in Chapter 11 documents filed Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Salt Lake City. The company didn't give a reason for the filing in the court papers.

Firstline, founded in 2001, employs about 1,000 people in all 50 states, according to the company's Web site.

The 20 largest unsecured creditors are owed $12.1 million. The three biggest are GE Security, owed $4.6 million; Alarm.com, owed $4.1 million; and Secure Wireless, owed $766,429.