Re: Commercial Alarm - help

["mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxx>]

Bwahahahahahaha, gumdrop smiles in West Harford.
He was the central station, wait'll he starts in on his firefighter buddies
with the big boots.

"obo" <obo@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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
> >
>
>