Re: Commercial Alarm - help

["obo" <obo@xxxxxxxx>]

We don't wait till some bureucrat sends us a letter about a false alarm.  We
know the next business day and have the problem solved before your bureucrat
has mailed your precious letter.  You probably should use another central
station.

<robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> West Hartford, CT had a very effective ordinance & program for false
> alarm reduction some years ago.
>
> There was a civilian PD employee who maintained the database of alarm
> licenses (cheap, one-time, required fee).  The first four FA's in a
> year brought notices to the door.  The notices included information on
> the circumstances surounding the false alarm event -- wind, weather,
> open door or window, observed loos pets inside, etc.  The fourth event
> imcluded a warning that further false alarms would each bring a $50
> fine (I think that was the amount).  The tenth and succeessive events
> cost $100.
>
> Along with the license fees and fines which partially paid for the
> program, there was a serious effort to educate alarm users.  The alarm
> company would receive a copy of each notice to the end user as well.
> This helped us to spot patterns of misuse by specific clients and teach
> them how to better use their systems.
>
> The last I heard the program was still working and the FA problem,
> while still an issue had been significantly reduced.
>
> The interesting thing about the W Hartford ordinance is it was strongly
> supported by alarm users -- not just the police and fire departments.
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
> www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
>