I consider anything which activates the alarm when there is no emergency a
false alarm.  We then make efforts to mitigate the cause.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Ritchey [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:29 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: False Fire Alarms


What are you calling a false alarm?   If a smoke detector goes into alarm
because of dust , someone smoking or other particulate in the air,  then the
smoke detector is doing what it is supposed to and occupant behavior must be
changed.  If you are getting an alarm and no device is activated then you
may
have a problem in the signaling system (i.e. bad wiring)

"Burke, Robert" wrote:

> At the University of Maryland Baltimore believe we have a false alarm
> problem.  I have been asked to find out what numbers of false alarms other
> Universities are experiencing on an annual basis.  I would also appreciate
> any program information others have implemented in reducing false alarms.
>
> Thanks
>
> Robert Burke
> Fire Marshal
> University of Maryland
> 714 W. Lombard Street
> Baltimore, MD 21201
> 410-706-3490
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