Re: Installing Medical alert systems real pain to firefighters

["FIRETEK" <firetech(change-the-ch-to-k)@telus.net>]

If you're servicing the building, you should make the building management
aware of what's going on.  They should be posting a notice that requires any
installation involving medical alert or fire detectors to be cleared through
their office.  Granted most of the stuff these medic alert guys sell are
plug and play, the installer/sales guy should be ensuring the station
they're using is dispatching to the right address.  God-damn unprofessional
if you ask me.

Regards,

Frank

"Nick Markowitz" <nick-markowitz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AgcUf.3895$yo1.712@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Several times this past month  a customer of mine who has Multiple
Building
> Apartment Complexes have had to chase there tails along with the Fire
Depts.
> responding becuse an IDIOT Medical Alert Installer has put in a smoke
along
> with the Medical Alert System in an elderly residents apartment , and
> Central Station did not give clear info to 911 center. As to what
apartment
> was having alarm and Firefighters thought they were responding to a
building
> Fire Alarm. To make matters worse one of there apartments had a window
> broken when Medics responded and could not gain entry only to find no
> medical condition no one home and no medical alert system it had been
> disconnected by a previous tennant  who never let Central Station know
that
> they moved.
> My clients have now sent letters to all tennants that they are to be
> notified if a system has been installed and there  Maintenance Emergency
> Number is to be notified by Central Station as well as 911 so problems can
> be eliminated or AHJ is going to start fines .
> It apears who ever has been installing these systems is some one who is
just
> a salesman with no training and has been causing headeaches all over
Western
> Pa. by not giving clear information. Needless to say AHJ's are pissed and
> looking for them.
>
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