DB 11-14 AA Reduction

Question 1

In an effort to provide emergency responder workload relief, MFC in conjunction with who is evaluating Automatic Alarm (A/A) incidents?

Answer 1

Fire prevention bureau (FPB)

Question 2

How many automatic alarms a month does the LAFD respond to?

Answer 2

Over 1000

Question 3

The automatic alarm reduction program will consist of how many elements?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

Which elements provides MFC with authorization to cancel resources responding to an AA after receiving a second call from a legit alarm monitoring company?

Answer 4

Element 1

Question 5

Which element will track automatic alarms reported by alarm monitoring companies?

Answer 5

Element 2

Question 6

A report listing all automatic alarms by address in order of worst offenders first will be provided to the FPB how often?

Answer 6

Monthly basis

Question 7

It is the intention of what element of the program that malfunctioning systems will be identified, corrected, and tracked by FPB and where appropriate will be sited?

Answer 7

Element 2

Question 8

Which element identifies those alarm monitoring companies that are abusing the 9-1-1 system (such as LAFD responding to burglar alarms that require the response of LAPD)?

Answer 8

Element 3

Question 9

Since the MFC CAD does not currently have the ability to compile and store data on the type of alarms that are actually discovered at the scene of these incidents the second element of the A/ARP will require the cooperation of who?

Answer 9

First responders