[Amended 9-7-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993; 3-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000]
The purpose of this article is to provide regulations and standards applicable to the installation of fire alarm systems that require Fire Department response, so as to ensure competent standards of workmanship and thereby lessen the possibility of false alarms resulting from malfunctions of unrecognized installations.
It shall be unlawful for a fire alarm panel to be reset until the authorization of the Fire Marshal, Fire Chief or designated fire officer has been obtained.
A. 
In the event that a fire alarm activation is deemed by the Fire Marshal to be the result of a fire alarm malfunction, the owner will be served with a notice of violation and will be required to return said system to full service. Repairs must be made by a fire alarm technician licensed by the State of New York, and notification of the completion of such repairs must be made to the Fire Prevention Division within 15 days of the service of the notice of violation.
B. 
Only Fire Prevention Division or Fire Department officials may authorize or order the disconnection or deactivation of any alarm system, whether temporary or permanent. Such authorization will be made by written notice to the owner of the premises for failure to meet any requirements provided for in this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person to disconnect, deactivate, reconnect or reactivate an alarm system unless such disconnection, deactivation, reconnection or reactivation has been authorized by the Fire Marshal.
C. 
During any such time when a fire alarm is disconnected or is in any way not fully operational, the owner of the premises or the owner's agent shall, upon direction of the Chief Fire Marshal, post one or more person(s) at the premises at all times, whose duty it shall be to inform the Fire Department should a fire occur.
A. 
The Town of Smithtown assumes no responsibility for any device or system installed, repaired, inspected, maintained or otherwise by any persons licensed pursuant to this article. Notwithstanding the payment of any fee and/or the issuance of any permit or license as herein required, the Town of Smithtown shall be under no obligation whatsoever concerning the adequacy, the operation or the maintenance of the alarm device so installed, and the Town of Smithtown hereby assumes no liability whatsoever for any failure of any such alarm device or for any act of omission or commission as a result of any such alarm, device or system.
B. 
Devices which automatically transmit fire alarm signals to a Fire Department or the dispatching facilities for a Fire Department shall be prohibited unless specific written permission is issued by the Fire Commissioners of said Fire Department or by the dispatching facility. This shall not apply to signals transmitted to commercial central alarm systems.
C. 
Installation and maintenance. The owner shall be responsible for the maintenance and service of any fire alarm device and related equipment and shall be responsible for all malfunctions of the equipment or system.
D. 
Taped message dialers. The use of taped message dialers to any Fire Department, Police Department, dispatching facility for any Fire Department or central station is hereby prohibited.
E. 
All fire alarm devices, systems and associated equipment shall be installed, repaired, tested, inspected and maintained in accordance with the appropriate standards of the NFPA.
Every fire alarm system shall be thoroughly inspected not fewer than once each six months. Inspection shall be only by a licensed fire alarm technician. A report of such inspection shall be made on a form specified by the Fire Prevention Division and shall be submitted to said Fire Prevention Division within five days of the inspection.
After a maximum of three false alarms in any one calendar year, for whatsoever reason caused, the owner of an alarm device and/or system shall be presumptively in violation of this article by causing or allowing false alarms.