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Firefighters Prepare for Carbon Monoxide Detector Law in New Hampshire
Firefighters in the Conway, NH, area are helping businesses and people prepare for New Hampshire’s new carbon monoxide detector law that takes effect Jan. 1. The new law requires that rental units of any kind, even hotels and motels, be equipped w...
Windsor, CT, No Longer Monitors Fire Alarm Systems Due to New Code
Windsor, CT, dispatchers will no longer be monitoring fire alarm systems at nursing homes, hotels, motels and similar high-density occupancies under a change adopted by the town council Monday night. The amendment to the town's fire protection code,...
Lincoln, NE, Looks to Beef Up Alarm Ordinance
Every year, Lincoln, NE, police respond to more than 3,000 burglary alarms, but only a handful of them turn out to be true emergencies. In 2007, one Lincoln store alone generated 37 false alarms. Banks, car dealerships, home improvement stores, fast...
Holly, MI, Updates Alarm Ordinance
For the last two weeks, the Holly, MI, Police Department has been visiting all commercial businesses within the village of Holly, and speaking to owners with regard to recent updates made to the village’s False Alarm Ordinance. Adopted in 1982, th...
Frisco, TX, Approves Alarm Ordinance
Frisco, TX, Police Capt. Darren Stevens told the City Council that each false alarm costs the police department about $119 in manpower and resources. Based on the 7,400 confirmed false alarms last year, that's $880,600. The numbers served as the int...
Sioux Falls, SD, Considers False Alarm Fees
Bogus burglar and hold-up alarms in Sioux Falls, SD, are becoming such a nuisance for the Police Department that city officials might start charging a fee for responding to repeated unfounded reports. It's a daily occurrence and, according to Office...

