False Alarm Prevention | What is a False Alarm? | How big is the Problem? | Major causes of False Alarm | Business Alarms

 
The three major causes of false alarms are:
 
  1. User errors;
  2. Installation or service errors; and
  3. Equipment failures
Other reasons for false alarms
Inadequate training of people allowed access to your security system - children, neighbors, cleaning personnel, real estate agents, guests, relatives, babysitters, service and delivery personnel, etc..
Weak system batteries.
Open, unlocked or loose fitting doors and windows.
Drafts from heaters and air conditioning systems that move plants, curtains, balloons, etc.
Wandering pets.
 
City of Richardson Alarm Program | P.O. Box 630008, Irving, TX 75063
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