diff --git a/source/_components/totalconnect.markdown b/source/_components/totalconnect.markdown
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@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ The `totalconnect` platform provides connectivity with the Honeywell TotalConnec
 
 This platform supports the following services: `alarm_arm_away`, `alarm_arm_home`, `alarm_arm_night` and `alarm_disarm`.
 
+The `triggered` state also provides a state attribute called `triggered_source` giving more detail on what triggered the alarm:
+- `Police/Medical` is when sensors detected a burglar and/or a person pushed the Police or Medical button
+- `Fire/Smoke` is when fire or smoke is detected, or a person pushed the Fire button
+- `Carbon Monoxide` is when carbon monoxide is detected
+
 If you have issues running this component, you may require `libxml2-dev` and `libxmlsec1-dev` packages. To install these on Hassbian, run the command `apt install libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev` with sudo.
 
 ## {% linkable_title Configuration %}