[Approved 6-14-2011 by Ch. No. 2965]
A.
All fire alarm systems connected to the Fire Department shall be
maintained in good operating condition at all times.
B.
If a fire alarm system connected to the Fire Department transmits
an alarm signal condition to the Fire Department through a mechanical
failure, malfunction, improper installation or negligence of the user,
his employees or agents, the Fire Chief shall assess the owner a false
alarm service fee for each false alarm in excess of two false alarms
occurring within a calendar year. All fees assessed hereunder shall
be paid to the Treasurer of the City.
C.
False fire alarms caused by acts of God, including but not limited
to power outages, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, thunderstorms
or adverse weather or atmospheric disturbances shall not be deemed
to be a false fire alarm.
D.
False alarm incidents shall be cumulative. The following fees shall
be assessed for false alarms per annum:
[Amended 8-6-2020 by Ch. No. 3229]
|
Incidents
|
Fees
|
|---|---|
|
0 to 2
|
$0
|
|
3 to 5
|
$150 per incident
|
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6 to 10
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$200 per incident
|
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In excess of 10
|
$300 per incident
|
E.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to fire alarm systems
owned and/or operated by agencies of the City of Pawtucket.
A.
All fire alarm systems shall be maintained in good operating condition
at all times.
B.
If a fire alarm system transmits an alarm signal through a mechanical
failure, malfunction, improper installation or negligence of the user,
his employees or agents, which results in notification to and/or the
dispatching of Fire Department personnel to the scene of the alarm,
the Fire Chief shall assess the premises owner a false alarm service
fee for each false alarm in excess of two false alarms occurring within
a calendar year. All fees assessed hereunder shall be paid to the
Treasurer of the City.
C.
False fire alarms caused by acts of God, including but not limited
to power outages, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, thunderstorms
or adverse weather or atmospheric disturbances shall not be deemed
to be a false fire alarm.
D.
False alarms resulting from notifications by a nonowner of the premises
where no alarm ever transmitted shall not be deemed to be a false
fire alarm.
E.
False alarm incidents shall be cumulative. The following fees shall
be assessed for false alarms per annum:
[Amended 8-6-2020 by Ch. No. 3229]
|
Incidents
|
Fees
|
|---|---|
|
0 to 2
|
$0
|
|
3 to 5
|
$150 per incident
|
|
6 to 10
|
$200 per incident
|
|
In excess of 10
|
$300 per incident
|
F.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to fire alarm systems
owned and/or operated by agencies of the City of Pawtucket.
A.
Whenever an alarm is activated in the City, thereby requiring an
emergence response to the location by the Fire Department, and the
Fire Department does respond, a Fire Department officer on the scene
of the activated alarm system shall inspect the area protected by
the system and shall determine whether the emergency response was
in fact required as indicated by the alarm system or whether in some
way the alarm system malfunctioned and thereby activated a false alarm.
B.
If the Fire Department officer at the scene of the activated alarm
system determines the alarm to be false, said officer shall make a
report of the false alarm as notification of which shall be mailed
or delivered to the alarm user, at the address of said alarm system
installation location, advising the alarm user of the false alarm.
C.
The Fire Department Chief, or his or her designee, shall have the
right to inspect any alarm system on the premises to which a response
has been made, and he or she may cause an inspection of such system
to be made at any reasonable time thereafter to determine whether
it is being used in conformity with the terms of this article.
A.
Any alarm user who is aggrieved by an assessment received in accordance with §§ 210-34 and/or 210-35, may within five working days of notice receipt, appeal in writing to the Director of Public Safety for consideration to be waived from the assessment. The Director of Public Safety or his/her designee will review the appeal with the requested consideration of waiver. If still unsatisfied, the alarm user may, within 30 days of the final decision of the Director of Public Safety, appeal to the Pawtucket Municipal Court.
