False Alarm Fines in Everett, Wash., Will Be Sent to Alarm Companies
A new ordinance leaves it up to security dealers to pass fines to the alarm owners, plus companies will also be charged an annual license fee.
A new ordinance leaves it up to security dealers to pass fines to the alarm owners, plus companies will also be charged an annual license fee.
The product line consists of a transceiver and receiver that can create a wireless link for any fire switch with standard contacts.
The new Kidde smoke alarms are said to be the first to meet the new UL 217 safety standard for distinguishing real fires from harmless smoke.
Registration fees and fines for repeat false alarm offenders is part of an ordinance passed last year by the Renton City Council.
The collaboration will deploy Athena Security’s AI-enabled active-shooter, gun-detection platform in mosques around the world.
Entries for the PDQ Award, which honors excellence in false alarm management, are due today (April 30). See the new, simpler entry process.
According to recent testing, multisensor detection has the potential to reduce the number of false alarms by up to nearly 40%.
The location of the redundant monitoring facility in Cedar City, Utah, was chosen due to its relative immunity to natural disasters.
Vector Security assisted with the implementation by helping to conduct extensive testing prior to the system going live.
FirstNet is the dedicated public safety nationwide wireless broadband network, built and deployed through a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership.