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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)	December 9, 2002 (December 6, 2002)
Protection One, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)	Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-12181-01 (Commission File Number)	1-12181 (Commission File Number)
93-1063818 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)	93-1065479 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
818 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)	818 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(785) 575-1707 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)	(785) 575-1707 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

PROTECTION ONE, INC.

Item 5. Other Events

        On December 6, 2002, Douglas T. Lake resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Protection One, Inc. and Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc., effective immediately. A copy of the related press release is attached to this report.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1-Press Release dated December 6, 2002

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Protection One, Inc.
Date: December 9, 2002	By:	/s/  DARIUS G. NEVIN Darius G. Nevin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
Date: December 9, 2002	By:	/s/  DARIUS G. NEVIN Darius G. Nevin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated December 6, 2002

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Item 5. Other Events
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURE
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EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

[Protection One Letterhead]

PROTECTION ONE ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF BOARD CHAIRMAN

        TOPEKA, Kan., December 6, 2002—Protection One, Inc. (NYSE: POI-NEWS) announced today that Douglas T. Lake has resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Protection One, Inc. and Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc., effective immediately. In addition, at Mr. Lake's request, Westar Energy has placed Mr. Lake on leave from his position as its Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, without pay. Westar Energy, Inc., owns approximately 87% of the common stock of Protection One, Inc.

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About Protection One

        Protection One, one of the leading commercial and residential monitored security services companies in the United States and a leading security provider to the multifamily housing market through Network Multifamily, serves more than one million customers in North America. For more information on Protection One, go to http://www.ProtectionOne.com.

        Forward-looking Statements: Certain matters discussed in this news release are "forward-looking statements." The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 has established that these statements qualify for safe harbors from liability. Forward-looking statements may include words or phrases, such as "we believe", "we anticipate," "we expect" or words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements describe our future plans, objectives, expectations or goals. Such statements address future events and conditions concerning capital expenditures, earnings, litigation, possible corporate restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, liquidity and capital resources, interest rates, and our ability to enter new markets successfully. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed here. No assurance can be given that any proposals Protection One receives will provide it with adequate financing on terms which will be economically acceptable to Protection One. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, and current reports on Form 8-K for further discussion of factors affecting our performance. Protection One disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this news release.

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Exhibit 99.1