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Maintain your safety with fiberglass fire extinguisher cabinets and fire alarm pull station covers
All the modern offices need to comply with fire safety standards. Regular audits take place and if any organization is found non-compliant the results could be dire. But to think of it, no organization should be taking fire safety measures just
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Island-based Video Surveillance Corp. Thwarts Holiday False Alarms
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 2 years ago
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As the holiday season is celebrated, many people unknowingly place their homes at risk for burglaries. "Many families have begun stocking their homes with gifts," said Matthew De Gennaro , vice president of Staten Island, N.Y. -based Video
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False alarms will incur higher fee iin Roseville
Roseville :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Roseville City Council has voted to impose steep fees on citizens who have repeat visits from police for false alarms from automatic security systems...Lorne Rosand said about 98 percent of police visits, both in Roseville and nationally, for
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800 homeowners fined over false fire alarms
Toronto :: Canada | over 2 years ago
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Feeling burned by a $1,050 bill from Toronto's fire department for his first-ever false alarm, homeowner Andrew Cole plans to let his alarm company contract expire rather than risk another fine. This fine feels like another tax grab police and fire
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Bomb scare in Norway airport
The Flesland airport in Bergen was closed for nearly three hours when a suspicious looking object was discovered on the luggage belt of the check-in area. A bomb squad was called-in from Oslo to investigate and it turned out to be a false alarm.
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Big fines end rash of false alarms
Columbus :: OH :: USA | over 2 years ago
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In 2000, almost 58,000 patrol runs responded to burglar alarms, about 99 percent of them false. Last year, there were just 12,712, according to city records. In 1998, the maximum fine for each false alarm in a year above 10 increased from $50 to $250.
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The Record for Nov. 11
Oak Creek :: WI :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a suspicious incident in the 1800 block of Kamar Plaza. A person apparently tried to kick in a door at a business and set off an alarm but did not get inside...Hayden Police
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Council approves down payment by one vote
Belleville :: NJ :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Belleville council members spent the final portion of their Tuesday meeting in an angry showdown, starting with Councilman Michael Nicosia's proposal to cancel $4 million in capital improvements. The loan for the improvements requires a $497,000 down
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The Record for Nov. 8, 2010
Steamboat Springs :: CO :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a suspicious car in the 1300 block of Bob Adams Drive. A man was sitting in his car waiting for the bus, and everything was fine...Police were called to a report of a suspicious
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Palo Alto council approves restrictions to popular smoke alarm
Albany :: NY :: USA | over 2 years ago
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The council decided to restrict use of popular ionization smoke detectors in favor of photoelectric detectors. Acting Fire Marshal Gordon Simpkinson developed the proposal after learning the East Bay city of Albany had made a similar move and reading
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