What do you do if someone pulls a fire alarm?

The company will assume an emergency and contact the fire department if they can’t get in touch with the building owner. The property owner is responsible for the fire department dispatch. Contact your fire protection company to investigate the cause of the false alarm (if unknown).

What happens if a kid pulls a fire alarm?

The answer is that the fire department will respond. If it is an actual fire they will put it out and if it’s a false alarm they will investigate the cause before returning to quarters. If a suspect has been identified then it becomes a police matter which will be handled according to local laws.

What happens if a student pulls the fire alarm?

Pulling the fire alarm in the absence of a fire not only has the potential to put students and faculty in danger, but it also puts the perpetrator in the position of potentially being charged with a misdemeanor.

Are apartment fire alarms connected?

Usually, the apartment’s smoke alarms aren’t even connected to the building’s fire alarm system. The reason they aren’t connected is to prevent everyone in the building from evacuating just because someone else burnt their toast. To people in other apartments, this is a false alarm.

What does green light on smoke detector mean?

Most smoke detectors, the green LED is used for indicating power status. With my smoke detector (Kidde brand), flashing green means low battery or no batteries installed. With constant green, it means AC power connected.

What happens when you pull a fire alarm button?

On all types, pulling down the handle completes the circuit and locks the handle in the activated position, which sends a notification to the fire alarm control panel to trigger the alarms. Once a manual pull has been activated, it must be restored to its ready position.

Why is the placement of fire alarm pull stations important?

The placement of fire alarm pull stations is critical to ensuring they provide the protection intended. The requirements for their placement is intended to ensure that occupants leaving any area of the building can quickly and easily find and pull the alarm to warn others of the emergency on their way out.

What happens if you pull a false fire alarm in New Jersey?

False fire alarms waste invaluable time, labor, and energy, while real emergencies might be unfolding elsewhere. As a result, the state of New Jersey has enacted tough laws to discourage would-be pranksters from pulling alarms when there’s no real emergency.

Is it a crime to call the police for a false alarm?

On a related note, it is also a third degree crime to transmit a false alarm to a fire department, police department, etc. (e.g. calling the police and telling them there’s a bomb).