2 La. Fire Departments to Issue Fines for False Alarms
The recently-approved law springs from a rash of false alarms and applies only to excessive false alarms that result from faulty equipment.
Two fire districts in the Terrebonne Parish (La.) have chosen to join an ordinance that makes excessive false police and fire alarms illegal.
HOUMA, La. – Two fire districts here opted to be included in a Terrebonne Parish ordinance that makes excessive false police and fire alarms illegal.
The parish council has voted to include Bayou Black’s Fire Protection District No. 9 and Dularge’s Fire Protection District No. 10 in the ordinance, reports KNOE.com.
The recently-approved law springs from a rash of false alarms throughout the parish. It applies only to excessive false alarms that result from faulty equipment.
Under the ordinance, more than three false fire alarms at a single location over a 12-month period will constitute excessive alarms. After the fourth alarm, the property owner or alarm company is subject to a $100 fine. The fifth carries a $200 fine, and sixth and any subsequent alarms carry a $400 fine.
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