diff --git a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.cpp b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.cpp
index 1a5aef6b8d..09efe678ce 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "esphome/core/progmem.h"
 
 namespace esphome::template_ {
 
@@ -28,18 +29,11 @@ void TemplateAlarmControlPanel::add_sensor(binary_sensor::BinarySensor *sensor,
   this->sensor_data_.push_back(sd);
 };
 
+// Alarm sensor type strings indexed by AlarmSensorType enum (0-3): DELAYED, INSTANT, DELAYED_FOLLOWER, INSTANT_ALWAYS
+PROGMEM_STRING_TABLE(AlarmSensorTypeStrings, "delayed", "instant", "delayed_follower", "instant_always");
+
 static const LogString *sensor_type_to_string(AlarmSensorType type) {
-  switch (type) {
-    case ALARM_SENSOR_TYPE_INSTANT:
-      return LOG_STR("instant");
-    case ALARM_SENSOR_TYPE_DELAYED_FOLLOWER:
-      return LOG_STR("delayed_follower");
-    case ALARM_SENSOR_TYPE_INSTANT_ALWAYS:
-      return LOG_STR("instant_always");
-    case ALARM_SENSOR_TYPE_DELAYED:
-    default:
-      return LOG_STR("delayed");
-  }
+  return AlarmSensorTypeStrings::get_log_str(static_cast<uint8_t>(type), 0);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.h b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.h
index df3b64fb6e..4f32e99fd7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ enum BinarySensorFlags : uint16_t {
   BINARY_SENSOR_MODE_BYPASS_AUTO = 1 << 4,
 };
 
-enum AlarmSensorType : uint16_t {
+enum AlarmSensorType : uint8_t {
   ALARM_SENSOR_TYPE_DELAYED = 0,
   ALARM_SENSOR_TYPE_INSTANT,
   ALARM_SENSOR_TYPE_DELAYED_FOLLOWER,