The document describes 8 different types of alarms in a video surveillance system: 1) Video Motion Detection (VMD) alarm detects any change within a region of interest. 2) Static Object alarm detects objects that remain static for too long. 3) Presence alarm detects objects in a region, regardless of motion. 4) Path Detection alarm detects objects crossing between zones. 5) Object Removal alarm detects when objects are removed from a region. 6) Object Started alarm detects static objects that begin moving. 7) Directional Motion alarm detects deviations from a predefined movement direction. 8) Speed alarm detects when objects exceed minimum or maximum speed bounds.