How can the fire department tell if theres a real fire or false alarm?

MARK R

When a fire crew turn up they can look at the fire panel of the alarm system and find out what zone has made the system go in to fire or if it has a fault on it, fire normally has a red light, fault normally is indicated by an orange light.

They can then go to that zone and then either find the smoke and flames which would be immediately obvious or look for the trigger device that sounded the alarm. The trigger device could be a call point or a heat or smoke detector. The trigger device would be flashing a small red LED to indicate that it was the trigger of the alarm.
With reference to false alarms, these can take many forms. The alarm could of been set off by accident, ie someone making toast or making dust from drilling etc. in cases like these the fire alarm company need to be made aware of this so suitable steps can be taken to prevent false alarms.

Porscheman951

The only way they know it is false is when they arrive and they see no fire or smoke. The alarm system might tell them what building or location was activated but that is about it. Sometimes if there are too may false alarms they will start to charge the facility for dry runs as it gets expensive to keep running the trucks out.

David W

They usually can't until they get there, which is why they usually come in force--just in case. If they leave right away, they may have found out on the way that it's a false alarm, or whoever called it in tells them it's out.

Verwah

They don't. unless a police officer arrives on scene first, and then reports it as false. They will be surprised when they get there.

estielmo

They never know, that's why they treat every one as real. It's also why there is a big fine for people whose systems produce false alarms.

The reason they can come out so quickly and say false alarm is they know which alarm was tripped and they rush to it and they can see there is no fire there.

mark h

i worked for macys security. sometimes someone is smoking in the bathroom(it sets off the alarm). we check before they get here

spiritwalker

if the alarm was called in by an alarm company, they will try to call to disregard, if they find it is false. The trucks still have to run, just to be on the safe side. If they don't see signs of fire (smoke) they can pretty well tell anyway, since it takes time from the 1st call, to get on scene.

andywho2006

No they can not, Thank God. Every call is treated very seriously. They get the call, there is a chance to save someones life. What a rewarding life. Some of their buddies die. The best unsung hero's are the Volunteer firefighters in most towns.and the EMT's. I know a guy who is a volunteer EMT. He has dealt with horrific car accidents He has seen horrible body mutilation. The one thing that he and the firefighters can never get over is a child or baby in accident who is dead They all throw- up. They will wrap the child in a blanket and deliver it to the coroner with instructions for no further investigation. Most funeral homes will provide a small casket at no charge

I know I over answered your question.

The answer is the Fire Dept will give you 1 free false call after that they will charge you $50. Think about it. They could be out on a false call when someone else could be in trouble.

Very Carefully

Very Carefully

Enter Your Message or Comment

User Name:
User Email:
Post a comment: