8-K

                        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)   May 30, 2002


     Protection One, Inc.               Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
  (Exact Name of Registrant                  (Exact Name of Registrant
   as Specified in Charter)                   as Specified in Charter)

          Delaware                                   Delaware
 (State or Other Jurisdiction               (State or Other Jurisdiction
      of Incorporation)                          of Incorporation)

          0-247802                                   33-73002-1
  (Commission File Number)                    (Commission File Number)

         93-1063818                                  93-1065479
      (I.R.S. Employer                            (I.R.S. Employer
     Identification No.)                         Identification No.)

     818 S. Kansas Avenue                         818 S. Kansas Avenue
     Topeka, Kansas 66612                         Topeka, Kansas 66612
 (Address of Principal Executive             (Address of Principal Executive
  Offices, Including Zip Code)                Offices, Including Zip Code)

        (785) 575-1707                              (785) 575-1707
 (Registrant's Telephone Number,             (Registrant's Telephone Number,
     Including Area Code)                        Including Area Code)



Item 4  Changes in Registrants' Certifying Accountant

         Effective May 30, 2002, the Audit and Finance Committees of the Boards
of Directors of Protection One, Inc. and Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
(collectively, the "Companies") decided not to engage Arthur Andersen LLP
("Andersen") as the Companies' public accountants and engaged Deloitte & Touche
LLP ("Deloitte & Touche") to serve as the Companies' principal accountants for
fiscal year 2002.

         Andersen's reports on the financial statements of the Companies for the
two most recent years ended December 31, 2001 did not contain any adverse
opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

         During the Companies' two most recent fiscal years ended December 31,
2001, and the subsequent interim period through March 31, 2002 there were no
disagreements between the Companies and Andersen on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to Andersen's satisfaction,
would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreement in connection with their reports; and there were no reportable
events as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

         The Companies provided Andersen with a copy of the foregoing
disclosures. Attached as Exhibit 16 is a copy of Andersen's letter dated May 30,
2002, stating its agreement with such statements.

         During the Companies' two most recent fiscal years ended December 31,
2001 and the subsequent interim period through March 31, 2002, the Companies did
not consult Deloitte & Touche with respect to the application of accounting
principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type
of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Companies' financial statements,
or any other matters or reportable events as set forth in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and
(ii) of Regulation S-K.


Item 7.  Exhibits.

(c) EXHIBITS:

         16.      Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP to the Securities and Exchange
                  Commission dated May 30, 2002.

         99.1     Press Release dated May 30, 2002.



                                    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:   MAY 30, 2002                     By:  /S/ DARIUS G. NEVIN
     -----------------                      ----------------------
                                              Darius G. Nevin
                                              Executive Vice President
                                              and Chief Financial Officer




                                         Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.


Date:   MAY 30, 2002                     By:  /S/ DARIUS G. NEVIN
     ----------------                       ----------------------
                                              Darius G. Nevin
                                              Executive Vice President
                                              and Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      
16.      Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP to the Securities and Exchange
         Commission dated May 30, 2002.

99.1     Press Release dated May 30, 2002.

EX-16

                                                                      Exhibit 16


Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

May 30, 2002


Dear Sir or Madam:

We have read the first through fourth paragraphs of Item 4 included in the Form
8-K dated May 30, 2002, of Protection One, Inc. and Protection One Alarm
Monitoring, Inc. to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are
in agreement with the statements contained therein.

Very truly yours,



Arthur Andersen LLP

Copy to:  Mr. Darius Nevin, Protection One, Inc.

EX-99.1

                                                               EXHIBIT 99.1

                           [PROTECTION ONE LETTERHEAD]

                             PROTECTION ONE APPOINTS
                          DELOITTE & TOUCHE AS AUDITORS


         TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2002 - Protection One
(NYSE:POI), one of the nation's leading providers of monitored security
services, announced today that Deloitte & Touche LLP has been appointed as the
Company's independent auditor for 2002. Deloitte & Touche will replace Arthur
Andersen LLP as the independent auditor for the Company.

         The appointment of Deloitte & Touche was made on the recommendation of
the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and concludes an
evaluation process initiated earlier in the year.

         The decision to change auditors was not the result of any disagreement
between the Company and Arthur Andersen on any matter of accounting principles,
practices or financial disclosure. "During its tenure as the company's
independent auditor, Arthur Andersen provided quality service and demonstrated a
high level of professionalism," said Darius G. Nevin, the Company's chief
financial officer.

                                       ###

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. Protection One is also a proud sponsor of
the Protection One 400, a multi-year NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race at Kansas
Speedway. 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, attrition, litigation, impact of accounting rule
changes, 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. See the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001, and current reports on Form 8-K for further discussion of
factors affecting the company's 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.