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.
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.