Re: False alarms

["BDEBJ" <djoiner3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

you really think that the companies will pay these fines?
they will just pass on the cost to the customers......
i would guess that around 90% of the false alarms i go to are caused by
 animals damaging the wiring  (rats, squirrels, dogs) you really think
the alarm companies should pay fines because of something the CUSTOMER
can control??...with the company i work for, if it's a problem WE can't
fix, then WE pay the fines....but the fines don't kick in until the 5th
false
alarm...having the alarm companies paying the fines is NOT a good idea!!!
if you fine the customers enough times they will make sure squirrels and
rats
don't chew wires, and maybe they will actually read a manual!!!!



"Everywhere Man" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Last week I was asked to address the local Chamber of Commerce
> regarding false alarms.
> Here's a brief article on the event.
>
> http://www.mvinquirer.com/chamber_meeting_of_april_6.htm
>
> What I would like to know is if I am alone in believing that if the
> alarm company were to be fined we would have a greater control over the
> amount of false alarms?
> My belief is, as stated in the interview, that we have the ultimate
> control over those who are not educated on how their alarm functions,
> as well as those who have faulty systems, or are just chronic abusers.
> How many fines would we need to get hit with before we say goodbye to
> those who abuse their systems? Are we really hooked on that RMR so
> badly that we will let the customer go wild?
> How many fines would we need to be hit with before we make sure
> everything is properly installed, and the customer knows exactly how it
> works?
> Fining the customer is a ridiculous solution that many cities employ.
> Our greatest detractors (the police) would become our biggest advocates
> if we could lower the current false alarm rate of 90+% to less than
> 50%. At the rate we are going now the police will soon adopt no
> response policies so we can't really ignore this.
> In the end we would garner more business, and have less headaches.
> I'd welcome your opinions.
>