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What you can do to Minimize False Alarms
Review alarm activation/deactivation procedures with
employees and/or family members.
Install reliable alarm equipment and make sure it is
properly serviced and maintained.
When a false alarm occurs, identify the cause:
Door or window left open/unsecured.
Air conditioner or heater, moving blinds, doors, etc.
Janitor/cleaning crew.
Alarm not set correctly.
Facts about False Alarms
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About 65% are caused by human error (forgetting to shut off
the system, entering through a wrong door, accidental activation of panic
button).
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False alarms increase unnecessary safety risks to emergency
personnel, motorists, and others as the police try to respond quickly to the
alarm.
CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)
The Fontana Police Department offers CPTED services free of
charge. This service provides residents and business owners an assessment
of their property, by qualified personnel, for possible prevention of crime
ideas, such as additional lighting, cutting back trees and bushes or relocation
of alarm system.
Common motives for burglary and vandalism are:
For more CPTED information contact
Wendy Felshaw at (909) 356-7159.
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